Ronald "Boo" Hinkson

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Ronald "Boo" Hinkson is a guitarist from Saint Luciaborn on 15th September 1951, who combines jazz with soca music (Caribbean). He started his career by forming the band Tru Tones. His father was Alfred and his mother, Iona Hinkson, who played the guitar when he was growing up,is credited as his first guitar teacher. [1] He has been praised by guitarists George Benson and Stanley Jordan. [2] In 2016 he became the first person from Saint Lucia to be a judge at the Grammy Awards. [3]

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  1. "Ronald 'Boo' Hinkson to judge 58th Annual Grammy Awards". St. Lucia News Online. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. Jackson, Ronald (17 February 2012). "Ronald Boo Hinkson — Shades The Smooth Jazz Ride". Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. "St. Lucia's Boo Hinkson: Grammy judge". thevincentian.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.