Musician Dictionary

Louie Rankin

Jamaican musician · dancehall reggae artist

DescriptionJamaican musician
Source: Wikidata
BornSources disagree: 1953 (MusicBrainz) · 1963-09-30 (Wikidata)
BirthplaceSaint Thomas Saint Thomas Parish
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2019-09-30
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathShelburne
Source: MusicBrainz
AreaJamaica
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryJM
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipJamaica
Source: Wikidata
Occupationactor musician
Source: Wikidata
Member ofDownbeat The Ruler
Source: Discogs

Also known as

L. Ford L. Rankin L. Ranking L.Rankin Leonard "Louie Rankin" Ford Leonard Forbes Leonard L. Ford Leonard Louie 'Ox' Rankin Ford Lou Rankin Loui Rankin Loui Ranking Louie Louie "Ox" Rankin Louie Rankin Louie Ranking Louie Ranklin Louie Ranks Louis Rankin Louis Ranking Louis Ranklin Lovie Rankin Lovie Ranking Original Don Dada Original Jamaican Don Dada Rankin Teddy Brukshot

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Identifiers

mbid: 730ee83e-f093-4d29-bb27-02eda28d2a8b · wikidata: Q6686319 · isni: 0000000057606178 · ipi: 00183472164, 00183472066, 00183490358 · discogs: 100014

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