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Ernest Ranglin talks Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, James Bond – and how he influenced “almost every aspect of Jamaican music”
Bob Marley asked him to teach him how to play and how to write. He wrote music for Dr. No. He worked with Jimmy Cliff, Millie Small, and more. Ernest Ranglin reflects on his peerless legacy
Ska and reggae pioneer Ernest Ranglin played with everyone from Bob Marley to Jimmy Cliff. At 93, he plans to secure his legacy
The guitarist guided the music of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Toots, Prince Buster among others – but thinks the magic might never have have happened if he’d had access to better gear
Junior Marvin on Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Survival – and the influence Hendrix’s guitar pedal guru had on its sound
After the success of Exodus and Kaya, Bob Marley took the Wailers into a more politically charged direction to deliver a slept-on classic in the Wailers’ discography
Godfather of ska, Ernest Ranglin, recalls working with a young Bob Marley
Ranglin’s rhythmic style and blend of mento, jazz and reggae in his guitar parts not only influenced the inception of the ska movement, but also some of Jamaica’s biggest talents
Bob Marley and the Wailers’ guitarist Al Anderson on the night Paul Kossoff gave him his big break
Koss had to teach him the basics of reggae guitar as he waited for a cab to the studio. A couple of hours later he’d tracked the solos for Marley classic Natty Dread
Junior Marvin recalls landing gigs with Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley on the same day – and how he was forced to make a life-changing decision
Although Wonder was offering a decade-long contract, Marley's camp had their eye on Marvin for over a year before the initial meeting was made
“Bob Marley didn’t want to hear my jazz-rock… I had to start all over again. I needed to play slower and add more feeling. Once I did, he told me, ‘That’s it, man!’” Al Anderson opens up on his tumultuous time with a reggae icon
From No Woman, No Cry to Natty Dread and Revolution, every Bob Marley and The Wailers track Al Anderson played on was a hit – but he lived through broken promises, bad vibes from his replacement and sleeping rough on a mosquito-ridden beach to make it
“I tell Bob Marley, this is the bass player I’m bringing up – let him play”: How Robbie Shakespeare wound up playing bass on The Wailers’ Concrete Jungle
Concrete Jungle is one of the only Bob Marley tracks not to feature Aston 'Family Man' Barrett
