g, 1921-2007 JM, Kingston Parish
Musician of Reggae
A.k.a. Jerome Hinds (2)
Jerome "Jah Jerry" Haynes OD (11 August 1921 – 13 August 2007) was a Jamaican guitarist and former member of The Skatalites.Haynes was born in Trench Pen, presently known as Trench Town, the cultural capital of Jamaica, in 1921. He learned to play guitar from early years by his father and then by Ernest Ranglin. In 1949 he played with Jocelyn Trott Orchestra in Montego Bay.Haynes left the Skatalites in 1986 and lived in relative anonymity in Jones Town.