Lone Ranger - Dee Jay Daddy (Deluxe Edition) (2024)

Borrowing his stage name from the popular TV Western hero of the same name, the Lone Ranger was one of Jamaica's most influential early dancehall DJs. He helped pioneer a newly rhythmic, on-the-beat rhyming style that led DJ toasting into the modern age, and punctuated his lyrics with bizarre exclamations and sound effects ("bim" and "ribbit" were his favorites) that made him perhaps the most imaginative stylist of his time. The Lone Ranger was born Anthony Waldron and spent a good portion of his childhood in the U.K., later moving to Kingston. He first recorded in tandem with Welton Irie at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's famed Studio One, but soon went solo, toasting over the rhythm tracks of past Studio One hits from the rocksteady and roots reggae eras. He also became the top DJ for the Virgo Hi Fi Sound System, resulting in its being voted the top sound system in Jamaica in 1980.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Lone Ranger - Dee Jay Daddy (Original Version) (2:59)
1.02 - Lone Ranger - Jennifer Lee (Original Version) (3:15)
1.03 - Lone Ranger - Susan a Gorgon (Original Version) (3:34)
1.04 - Lone Ranger - Big Every Time (Original Version) (3:38)
1.05 - Lone Ranger - Look How She Fat (Original Version) (3:43)
1.06 - Lone Ranger - Style and Fashion (Original Version) (3:28)
1.07 - Lone Ranger - Me and Evette (Original Version) (3:36)
1.08 - Lone Ranger - Noah's Ark (Original Version) (3:24)
1.09 - Lone Ranger - Jamaica Nice (Original Version) (3:18)
1.10 - Lone Ranger - Walk Man Connection (Original Version) (3:25)
1.11 - Lone Ranger - Style and Version (Original Version) (3:21)