Alvin Ranglin

Producer and former singer Alvin Ranglin was so prolific, overseeing so many hits by so many of Jamaica's biggest stars, one is tempted to merely note artists he didn't work with -- notably the Wailers and Black Uhuru -- than those he did. Born in 1942 in the Eden district of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, Ranglin began singing in the local choir as a tot. While attending high school in the parish capital of May Pen, he began performing at local concerts. Upon leaving school, Ranglin moved through a series of jobs -- carpenter, mason, welder -- before returning to the classroom to...