Lone Ranger (musician)

Lone Ranger
Lone Ranger
	Lone Ranger in concert in Chartres (France) on 21 October 2006
Background information
Birth name	Anthony Alphanso Waldron
Born	November 2, 1958 (age 62)
Genres	Reggae, dancehall
Years active	late 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.

Biography[]

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

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)^[3]
Badda Dan Dem (1982) Studio One
Hi-Yo, Silver, Away! (1982) Greensleeves (UK indie #19)^[3]
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[]

^ Jump up to: ^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
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4

External links[]

[Larkin-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9

[Barrow-2] Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4

[Lazell-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4

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