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Ranking Joe

Ranking Joe

Ranking Joe has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 9 August 2016. Ranking Joe's music has been featured on 18 episodes.

Veteran Rub a Dub DJ, also known as the Bionic DJ due to his ability to chat lyrics in fast style. Joseph Jackson career started in Jamaica as one of the early disciples of U Roy, his debut record was under the name Little Joe for Coxson Dodd's Studio One label using Larry Marshall's "Mean Girl" riddim. He was renamed Ranking Joe by producer Prince Tony Robinson. In 1977 his first LP was release by Groove Master; in the meantime he also recorded for other important producers like Joe Gibbs, Bunny Lee, Sonia Pottinger or Jo Jo Hookim. He became resident DJ for Ray Symbolic Hi Fi with Jah Screw before moving to U Roy's legendary Stur Gav Sound. He is now based in the US where he still performs alongside Sir Tommy's, African Love or Downbeat Sound; he also keeps releasing new tunes on his own label "Ranking Joe Universal" as well as many guest appearances on other peoples productions like Twilight Circus, Jah Warrior and most notably Easy Star Allstars' Dub Side Of The Moon.

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Ranking Joe

Ranking Joe has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 9 August 2016. Ranking Joe's music has been featured on 18 episodes.

Veteran Rub a Dub DJ, also known as the Bionic DJ due to his ability to chat lyrics in fast style. Joseph Jackson career started in Jamaica as one of the early disciples of U Roy, his debut record was under the name Little Joe for Coxson Dodd's Studio One label using Larry Marshall's "Mean Girl" riddim. He was renamed Ranking Joe by producer Prince Tony Robinson. In 1977 his first LP was release by Groove Master; in the meantime he also recorded for other important producers like Joe Gibbs, Bunny Lee, Sonia Pottinger or Jo Jo Hookim. He became resident DJ for Ray Symbolic Hi Fi with Jah Screw before moving to U Roy's legendary Stur Gav Sound. He is now based in the US where he still performs alongside Sir Tommy's, African Love or Downbeat Sound; he also keeps releasing new tunes on his own label "Ranking Joe Universal" as well as many guest appearances on other peoples productions like Twilight Circus, Jah Warrior and most notably Easy Star Allstars' Dub Side Of The Moon.

Original source Last.fm

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Ranking Joe, B. Levy
Jah Guidance2006
Good Over Evil Dub
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Not On Label2015
Joe Grine Girl
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Art & Craft1980
Honda Accord
Ranking Joe
Art & Craft1980
Ray Symbolic Love Jah Dub Special
Ranking Joe
Ranking Joe Records2013
Shaka Zulu (Extended Mix)
Ranking Joe
M Records2007
I Need A Woman Love
Hugh Griffiths, Ranking Joe
Art & Craft1981
Leave Fi Me Gal Arlene
Ranking Joe
Errol T Records1979
African Thing
Ranking Joe
Esoldun1991
Dreadlocks Time
Ranking Joe
Jah Guidance1980