Jamaican reggae deejay (born 1958)
Musical artist
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.
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
- On the Other Side of Dub (1977) Studio One (reissued (1991 & 2007) Heartbeat
- Barnabas in Collins Wood (aka Barnabas Collins) (1979) GG's
- Rosemarie (1981) Black Joy (UK indie #29)[4]
- Badda Dan Dem (1982) Studio One
- Hi-Yo, Silver, Away! (1982) Greensleeves (UK indie #19)[4]
- M-16 (1982) Hitbound/J&L
- Dee Jay Daddy (1984) Techniques
- Learn to Drive (1985) Bebo's
- Top of the Class (2002) Studio One
- Kulchaklash (2005) T.I.M.E.C. (with Grant Phabao)
- Sweet Talking (2010) T.I.M.E.C./Colored-Inc. (with Grant Phabao)
- Dancehall Vibe EP (2017) Caribic Night Records/VPAL Music (with Carlton Livingston & Tandaro)
- Compilations
- Collections (1994) Grapevine
- Rosemarie Meet DJ Daddy (2005) Techniques
- Dub Salvador (2006) T.I.M.E.C./Paris DJs
References
- ^ "Lone Ranger Interview - from Studio 1 to Sunsplash". www.reggaeville.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.[title missing]
- ^ a b c d Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
- ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
- ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lone Ranger (musician).
- Official website
- Lone Ranger at Roots Archives
- RebelBase interview
