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Lee Ranaldo

Born
Feb 3, 1956 · Age 70
Place of birth
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
55
TV credits
5
Directing credits
2
Also known as (2)
  • Lee Mark Ranaldo
  • Sonic Youth

Biography

Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the 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.