The founder of the Ramblers International Band, Mr. Jerry Hansen, passed away this Saturday morning after battling with an ailment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Citifmonline.com gathers the renowned musician has been hospitalised for about a week at the nation�s premier hospital before his demise this morning.
The music icon received an award at the maiden Music of Ghanaian Origin Dinner and Awards night last year, for his contribution to live band music in Ghana.
Mr. Hansen (his showbiz name) was born on 23rd February, 1927 at Ashanti Bekwai, to Maami Senkire and Johney Hansen, a pharmacist.
He was named John William Hansen and at the age of five years was enrolled into the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) School at Bekwai, where he was first exposed to music.
His then teacher, Mr. Stoke had a huge Piano Accordian which at the time brought the church to life when he got up to solo or accompanying the choir to perform.
Hansen admired both the teacher�s performance and instrument so much that, he tried following him wherever he went, though he never got the chance of trying his hands on the musical instrument.
In 1939, Hansen left Bekwai to Koforidua where he attended the Methodist School. He later gained admission to Achimota School in Accra where he started real study of music under Ms. Parnell and Mr. Philip Gbeho. He then moved to Accra Academy which he completed in 1947 after obtaining their Oxford and Cambridge certificates.
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