
Lee Ranaldo
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1956-02-03
Place of Birth: Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Also Known As: 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.
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Known For
1993Late Show with David Letterman
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2010Daddy Longlegs
2014Sex and Broadcasting
1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1985Submit to Me
2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
19921991: The Year Punk Broke
2007365 Day Project
1985Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
2022Fragments of Paradise
2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2008New York Rock at the BBC
2025Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
1996