Love BumpLone Ranger
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Category: Dub / Reggae
Submitted by: dubwithmorebass
Borrowing his stage name from the popular TV Western hero of the same
name, the Lone Ranger was one of Jamaica’s most influential early
dancehall DJs. He helped pioneer a newly rhythmic, on-the-beat rhyming
style that led DJ toasting into the modern age, and punctuated his
lyrics with bizarre exclamations and sound effects (“bim” and “ribbit”
were his favorites) that made him perhaps the most imaginative stylist
of his time. The Lone Ranger was
born Anthony Waldron and spent a good portion of his childhood in the
U.K., later moving to Kingston. He first recorded in tandem with Welton
Irie at Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s famed Studio One, but soon went solo,
toasting over the rhythm tracks of past Studio One hits from the
rocksteady and roots reggae eras. He also became the top DJ for the
Virgo Hi Fi Sound System, resulting in its being voted the top sound
system in Jamaica in 1980. The Lone Ranger’s breakout hit was “Love
Bump,” a Dodd-produced version of the rhythm from Slim Smith’s “Rougher
Yet.” His signature song, however, was “Barnabas Collins,” an ode to
the vampiric main character of the TV series Dark Shadows. Produced by
Alvin “GG” Ranglin, “Barnabas Collins” was a massive hit in 1980,
topping charts in both Jamaica and the U.K. An album of the same name
(aka Barnabas in Collins Wood) followed on Ranglin’s label, and
established him as one of the top recording DJs of the time.
- reggae
- dancehall
- dub
- studio one
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