Lone Ranger (musician)

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Lone Ranger
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Lone Ranger in concert in Chartres (France) on 21 October 2006
Background information
Birth nameAnthony Alphanso Waldron
Born (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 66)
OriginKingston, Jamaica
Genres Reggae, dancehall
Years activelate 1970s – mid-1980s, late 1990s – present

Lone Ranger (born Anthony Alphanso Waldron, 2 November 1958) is a Jamaican reggae deejay who recorded nine albums between the late 1970s and mid-1980s.

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Biography

Waldron spent much of his youth in Tottenham, [1] United Kingdom, before returning to Jamaica in 1971. He began his recording career with Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One label. [2] He initially worked as a duo with Welton Irie, but soon began recording solo, having a big hit in Jamaica with "Love Bump". [2] He also worked on the Virgo Sound sound system. He had a number one UK reggae chart album in 1980 with Barnabas Collins. [2] He is regarded as one of the most lyrically inventive deejays of his era, and was a major influence on British deejays of the early 1980s. [2] He relocated to the United States in the mid-1980s, but returned to Jamaica in 1998, and began performing on sound systems once again. [3]

Albums

Compilations

References

  1. "Lone Ranger Interview – from Studio 1 to Sunsplash". reggaeville.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.[ title missing ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, ISBN   0-7535-0242-9
  3. Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN   1-85828-567-4
  4. 1 2 Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN   0-9517206-9-4