Lee Ranaldo
February 3, 1956 (68 years old) in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Velvet Suite as himself
- 2022 · Fragments of Paradise as Self
- 2020 · Sonic Youth: From The Basement as self
- 2019 · Swans: Where Does a Body End? as Self
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond as
- 2019 · SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- 2019 · Daydream Nation as
- 2018 · Desolation Center as
- 2017 · Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim as Self
- 2016 · Omega as Self
- 2014 · Sex and Broadcasting as Self
- 2014 · Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio as Himself
- 2012 · The Hardcore Collection as
- 2011 · Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 as
- 2010 · Daddy Longlegs as Stepfather
- 2009 · From The Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2008 · New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as
- 2006 · Noise as Self
- 2005 · Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself
- 2004 · (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2004 · Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost as
- 2004 · 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2 as
- 2004 · Kill Your Idols as Himself
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) as
- 2000 · Sonic Youth: Live in Rio 2000 as
- 2000 · Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself
- 2000 · Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth as
- 1997 · Don't Bring A Dog as Himself
- 1996 · Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 as
- 1995 · The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1995 · Blood on the Beach as Self
- 1992 · 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1991 · Sonic Youth - Goo as Himself
- 1991 · Skeeno H.C. Rules as
- 1991 · Goo as Self
- 1988 · Put More Blood Into the Music as Himself
- 1986 · Sublapse Video Mag 1 as
- 1986 · Submit to Me as
- 1986 · Death Valley '69 as
- Future · Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 as
- Future · Vinyl: An Unlikely History as Himself