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Ernest Ranglin

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ReggaeSka

Ernest Ranglin is a Reggae and Ska act. Their sound grew out of Prince Buster, The Skatalites, Bob Marley, The Wailers and The Melodians. Those roots explain a lot about how Ernest Ranglin arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Heptones, Jacob Miller, Sly & Robbie, The Abyssinians and Yabby You, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tony Allen, Courtney Pine, Michael Franti, Wailing Souls and Bob Marley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Ernest Ranglin, reaching back through Prince Buster and forward to Tony Allen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ernest RanglinPrince BusterThe SkatalitesBob MarleyThe WailersThe MelodiansThe CongosMillie SmallVal BennettTony AllenCourtney PineMichael FrantiWailing SoulsBob MarleyDean FraserCheikh LôThe SkatalitesThe HeptonesJacob MillerSly & RobbieThe AbyssiniansYabby YouThe Mighty DiamondsDerrick HarriottGregory Isaacs

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Ernest Ranglin connections

Ernest Ranglin grew out of Prince Buster, The Skatalites, Bob Marley and The Wailers, shares an orbit with The Heptones, Jacob Miller, Sly & Robbie and The Abyssinians, went on to shape Tony Allen, Courtney Pine, Michael Franti and Wailing Souls. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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