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Bertram "Ranchie" McLean

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Bertram "Ranchie" McLean began as a Studio One guitarist in the 1960s before becoming the bassist of Skin, Flesh and Bones and then The Revolutionaries, Channel One's house band, laying down bass on classics such as The Mighty Diamonds' "Right Time". With keyboardist Ansel Collins, bassist Lloyd Parks and drummer Sly Dunbar he formed the core of Skin, Flesh and Bones, the band that became the Revolutionaries.

His bass is on records including Dillinger's "CB 200". He died in Jamaica on 14 November 2012, aged 64, having been ill for some time and having undergone surgery for prostate cancer two years earlier; his son Antoine McLean confirmed the death. He is survived by eight children and several grandchildren.

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United Reggae; World A Reggae; Wikipedia (The Revolutionaries); United Reggae, "RIP Ranchie McLean".

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