Lee Ranaldo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Ranaldo
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1956(1956-02-03)
Age	68
Birthplace	Glen Cove
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lee Ranaldo Biography

Lee Ranaldo is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on February 3, 1956 in Glen Cove, New York State, United States. Singer, guitarist as well as songwriter and producer who is a member of the alternative rock group Sonic Youth and who is also an artist on her own.

Ranaldo was a part of the soundtrack of the movie I’m Not There, starring Ranaldo contributed to the soundtrack for the film I’m Not There, starring Heath Ledger..

Ranaldo started his career in New York in several bands, and joined the electric guitar orchestra of Glenn Branca. In this orchestra he played mainly electric guitar, but also some of Branca’s harmonic guitars Branca had designed and built himself. In 1981, he and David Linton briefly joined the band Plus Instruments formed by Truus de Groot. With this line-up they recorded the album February – April 1981, released on the Dutch Kremlin label. After the release of the album, Ranaldo left the band and started Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon.

Ranaldo was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, studied art and graduated from Binghamton University. He has three sons, Cody, Sage and Frey, and is married twice, first with Amanda Linn in 1981 but later divorced, and now with experimental artist Leah Singer.

Wed to Leah Singer, an experimental artist. They have two children: Cody (born in 1985) Sage (1999) and Cody (born 1985). Sage (1999).

Lee Ranaldo Net Worth

Lee Ranaldo is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Ranaldo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member the He was part of Glenn Branca‘s electric guitar orchestra.’s electric guitar orchestra.

In addition to his work in music, he also creates visual art that is displayed at galleries located in Manhattan, Vienna, Prague and many more.

Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer- songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lee Ranaldo Dating?

According to our records, Lee Ranaldo married to Amanda Linn , Leah Singer. As of December 1, 2023, Lee Ranaldo’s is not dating anyone.

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Text of Light was founded in 2001 by Ranaldo, Alan Licht, Ulrich Krieger, Christian Marclay and William Hooker. The core group is Ranaldo, Licht and Krieger with changing DJs (Marclay, DJ Olive, Marina Rosenfeld) and drummers (Hooker, Tim Barnes, Steve Shelley). The music is free improvised and mostly played along with, but not really referencing, films by Stan Brakhage. The name for the band comes from Brakhage’s film The Text of Light.

Facts & Trivia

Lee Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lee Ranaldo celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

In 2007 Ranaldo collaborated with British rock band The Cribs on their third album Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever. Ranaldo performs a spoken word piece against the track “Be Safe”. Ranaldo made an appearance in the 2008 feature documentary by Nik Sheehan about Brion Gysin and the Dreamachine entitled FLicKer.

Top Facts about Lee Ranaldo

1. Lee Ranaldo is an American rock musician and guitarist.
2. He was a founding member of Sonic Youth.
3. Ranaldo has released 14 solo albums to date.
4. He has collaborated with artists such as William Hooker and Jim O’Rourke.
5. Ranaldo is also a visual artist, writer, and producer.
6. His music often features experimental guitar techniques and improvisation.
7. He has been named one of the greatest guitarists of all time by various publications.
8. Ranaldo’s work explores themes of politics, culture, and personal experience.
9. He has performed at major festivals around the world including Coachella and Primavera Sound.
10. Ranaldo continues to be an influential figure in alternative rock music today.

How old is Lee Ranaldo?

66 years (February 3, 1956)

Who's the lead singer For Sonic Youth?

Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth.

Is Lee Ranaldo married?

Spouse

How much is Sonic Youth worth?

Net Worth:$8 Million
Date of Birth:| Jul 25, 1958 (64 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 6 ft 5 in (1.981 m)
Profession:| Consultant, Record producer, Guitarist, Film Score Composer, Actor, Singer-songwriter, Musician

Is Kim Gordon a riot grrrl?

There are countless women considered riot grrrl figureheads : Kim Gordon, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, the Slits, X-Ray Spex and modern musical figureheads like Beyoncé among them. Even Haim have probably been called riot grrrl at one time or another.