Ranglin has been recording since the 1950s on mento rhythms, early ska and even early Wailers guitar on “It Hurts to Be Alone”. Ernest has recorded with all the Jamaican greats from yesteryear up until today Bob Marley, Sir Coxsone Dodd, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Clancy Eccles, Jimmy Cliff and is a highly respected jazz guitarist worldwide blending mento, reggae and jazz into his own inimitable stylings.