Coming from a country where self-aggrandisement has been raised to an art form, the guitarist Ernest Ranglin is conspicuous by his modesty. Serving at various times as musical director and arranger for the likes of Studio One, Federal, and Island Records, he’s had a hand in countless crucial recordings, including Millie’s massive hit “My Boy Lollipop”. In this 1995 interview he discusses with Steve Barrow, among other things, his early days playing with Val Bennett and the Eric Deans Orchestra, his love of Bebop, and the origin of the Ska beat.

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