“You have to put in the time,” says Ernest Ranglin about how he developed into such an eloquent guitarist – and the 82-year-old legend knows a thing or two about what it takes to become a master.

In this lesson, we're going to look at how the reggae style has influenced mainstream pop artists. The Clash and The Police fused punk and reggae together with much success back in the late 1970s and ...

If ever there was a “once in a blue moon” concert, it was Saturday night’s show at Nectar by Jamaican guitar legend Ernest Ranglin. The club billed the night as Ranglin’s first Seattle appearance, but ...

Given the chance to reflect on Exodus, Bob Marley and the Wailers 1977 magnum opus, Time Magazine's Album of the Century, and quite literally, the most popular reggae album of all-time, Junior Marvin, ...

A VETERAN American musician is teaching the rudiments of reggae rhythm guitar through online company Guitar Control. Jimmy Dillon, an accomplished guitarist, says his lessons focus on a basic pattern ...

This is the fifth in a series of interviews with Jamaican musicians. Since making his recording debut as a teenager in 1968, Earl “Chinna” Smith has played countless sessions and been on numerous ...

Get to grips with the key technique behind reggae rhythm playing When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Learn to play super-strong ...

A revolutionary form of music took the world by storm in the Seventies and dragged a little-known island languishing in the Caribbean along with it. That music was reggae and the island was, of course ...

APRIL 1973: With Catch a Fire, the band known then as simply The Wailers, created a bridge between the deep roots sound of ...