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Ernest Ranglin

Jamaican guitarist and composer
Person human Q931243

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
June 19, 1932
Place of birth
Manchester Parish
Country of citizenship
Jamaica[6]
Occupation
guitarist, jazz guitarist, musician
Award received
Order of Distinction[7]
Genre
ska, reggae[9][10]
Official website
home.planet.nl[15]
Family name
Ranglin[13]
Given name
Ernest[14]
Instrument
guitar[16]
P14750
2E56-AA17-D9F2-7411-01B9[18]
Record label
Federal Records, Island Records[11][12]
Start of work period
1947[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernest Ranglin de Ranglin he ארנסט רנגלין ja アーネスト・ラングリン zh 厄内斯特·兰格林
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000121299265
VIAF cluster ID
42035760
Library of Congress authority ID
n78033259
GND ID
134952022
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ernest Ranglin 2005.jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
33524
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000202187
Apple Music artist ID
121759
BBC Things ID
6616689f-0a06-4048-ab53-d9c068985b01
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13995677f
Deezer artist ID
3941
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134952022
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Discogs artist ID
26478
Europeana entity
agent/base/67076
Facebook username
ranglinernest
Freebase ID
/m/03k6vy
GTAA ID
258610
Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme)
Adtydox3axjgcgwrshwccauu4x4
Grove Music Online ID
J672200
IMDb ID
nm2486229
Jaxsta profile ID
ac8c90f7-9ee8-45fb-b6cc-6c18fbca7dfc
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
16397
MusicBrainz artist ID
924203bb-da5f-4bd0-9630-c753c7cb9774
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000005054
NL CR AUT ID
xx0138552
Obálky knih ID
xx0138552
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100404359
Radio France person ID
ernest-ranglin
Rate Your Music artist ID
ernest_ranglin
SecondHandSongs artist ID
17987
Shazam artist ID
121759
Songkick artist ID
486131
Spotify artist ID
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Tidal artist ID
8766
TuneIn artist ID
Ernest-Ranglin-m281232
Universal Music France artist ID
20000094913
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJth8QHjBC39yrhrJdm68C
Yale LUX ID
person/69424e4f-aec3-48a4-ad36-df3e5d6e661d

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🔗 Connections
Genre 2
reggae, ska
Mb:performer of 2
In Search of the Lost Riddim, Rocksteady
Record label 2
Island Records, Federal Records
Award received 1
Order of Distinction
Country of citizenship 1
Jamaica
Given name 1
Ernest
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
guitar
Mb:member of band 1
Sound Dimension
Occupation 1
guitarist
Place of birth 1
Manchester Parish
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ernest Ranglin was born on June 19, 1932[1], in Manchester Parish[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], jazz guitarist[4], and musician[5].

FAQs

Where was Ernest Ranglin born?

Ernest Ranglin's place of birth was Manchester Parish[2].

What did Ernest Ranglin do for work?

Ernest Ranglin worked as a guitarist[3], jazz guitarist[4], and musician[5].

What awards did Ernest Ranglin receive?

Honors received include Order of Distinction[7].

Related Entities

Island Records Jamaica

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 8766
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'ht', 'ja', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', '
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2E56-AA17-D9F2-7411-01B9
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Record label → —
    Official website → http://home.planet.nl/~vanbergh/
    Instance of → human
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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