Alvin Ranglin

Alvin 'GG' Ranglin (born 1942) is a Jamaican reggae singer, record producer and record label owner.

Biography Ranglin was born in 1942 in Eden, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. He started to sing in public in his teens with an Adventist Church background. He soon developed his business by buying jukeboxes and opening his first record shop.

He took over the Gloria label from a family member in 1969 and had his first hit with The Maytones' (of which he was an early member) single "Loving Reggae". He worked with the vocal duo until they split in 1980 and enjoyed different hits mainly with love songs in the early 1970s. He started his GG's label in 1970 and had a big hit with "Man from Carolina" by his studio band named GG Allstars, an organ-led reworking of the Folkes Brothers hit "Oh Carolina". Among all the artists he worked with are Eric Donaldson in 1970 ("Lonely Night"...), Max Romeo, Isaacs gave Ranglin his first international hit with "Love is Overdue", and in the four-year period that the two worked together in the 1970s, Isaacs status rose to that of a superstar. and again in 2002 on I Found Love.

During his long career, Ranglin set up different record labels such as GG's, Hit, and Typhoon, and record stores in places such as Kingston, Half Way Tree, Old Harbour, Brooklyn and London.

He lives in Kingston and owns GG Records, a recording studio and a pressing plant.

Partial discography The GG All Stars Man From Carolina – 1970 – Trojan Bonanza – 1970 – Trojan Musical Shot – 1970 – Trojan Flight 404 – 1970 – Trojan Ganja Plane – 1970 – Trojan The Three Dreads From Zion – 1978 – GG's

Compilations Various Artists – Reggae Flight 404 – 1970 – Trojan Various Artists – Reggae Reggae Volume 2 – 1972 – Trojan Various Artists – Atlantic 1 – 1975 – Horse/Trojan Various Artists – Street Corner Ital Food – 1979 – GG's Various Artists – From Chapter To Version – 1970–1974 – 1998 – Jamaican Gold Various Artists – From GG's Reggae Hit Stable Vol 01 – 1968–1973 – Jamaican Gold (1998) Various Artists – From GG's Reggae Hit Stable Vol 02 – 1969–1973 – Jamaican Gold (1998) Various Artists – Holy Ground – Heartbeat Records (1990)