American rock musician
Lee Ranaldo
Lee Mark Ranaldo is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth.
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- Profession
- American rock musician
- Born
- 1956-02-03
Overview
Lee Mark Ranaldo is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.
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