Texas Ranger

Collector & selector

Texas Ranger specialises in soulful vintage sounds: from 1950s rhythm & blues through to 1970s roots reggae and rare groove. She has collected and inherited a vast number of records over the years, though says it would take her far too long to count them all.

Musical roots

As a child, Texas Ranger grew up immersed in the sounds of jazz, soul, r&b, calypso, mento, ska, rock­steady and reggae​—​be it from the radio or hear­ing her dad and older brothers play­ing records.

It was not long before Texas started collecting records her­self. There were times when she would skip lunch and spend her school dinner money on records instead​—​apparently school meals were not that nice any­way!

Off The Record

Now well known as a radio presenter, Texas Ranger has hosted shows on community stations for many years. Her long-running Off The Record show on Unique FM currently airs on Tuesdays and Sundays.

Club nights

Texas Ranger has had various club resid­encies in London over the years. She co-promoted the popular Trojan Explosion at Market Place in the West End with Mark Professor and was a resident DJ at Harlesden’s Vybz Bar.

She is also in demand as a guest DJ, with recent appear­ances including the Jazz Cafe in Camden (warming up for David Rodigan MBE OD) and the Tabernacle in Notting Hill.