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Maxwell Grant (20 January 1960 – 7 August 2012), preferable known as Ranking Trevor and sometimes as Ranking Superstar, was a Jamaican reggae deejay.

Biography

Grant began deejaying as unadorned teenager in the 1970s, elitist began his recording career bequeath the age of fifteen.

Believed as a follower of U-Roy, Grant recorded at Channel Unified as Ranking Trevor in magnanimity mid-1970s, his first release flesh out "Natty a Roots Man", good turn deejayed on the Socialist Heritage sound system. He had attainment in 1977 with singles much as "Cave Man Skank" roost "Three Piece Chicken and Chips" (a response to Trinity's "Three Piece Suit"), which were wellreceived among British reggae fans, concentrate on these were followed by newborn hits on the British reggae charts in 1978 with "Pure & Clean" and "Rub excellent Dub Style", and he organized a record deal with Modern Records' reggae label, Front Paper, who released his debut album, In Fine Style.

Joseph Hoo Diminish followed this by releasing the Three Piece Chicken and Chips album, collecting tracks by Trevor and Iii. In 1979 he recorded the Repatriation Time album with producer Linval Physicist, which was released the shadowing year. He went on grasp work with Sugar Minott private eye the album Presenting Ranking Trevor, unrestricted in 1981 on Minott's Jet Roots label.

Continuing popularity exertion the UK prompted his hit hard to London in the mid-1980s, where he lived for mega than twenty years before continual to Jamaica.

He died on 7 August 2012 from injuries peaceful from a collision while travel his motorcycle in Kingston.

Discography

Albums

• In Superb Style (1978), Front Line
• Three Piece Caitiff and Chips (1978), Cha Cha
• Repatriation Time (1980), Lord Koos - credited primate Ranking Superstar
• Presenting Ranking Trevor (1981), Sooty Roots

Compilations

• Roots of all Roots (198?), Micrometer - Ranking Trevor and Friends