Ronnie Singer
Appearance
Ronnie Singer | |
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Background information | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | June 9, 1928
Died | September 12, 1953 New York City | (aged 25)
Genres | Jazz, bebop |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1940s–1953 |
Ronnie Singer (June 9, 1928 – September 12, 1953) was an American jazz guitarist in Chicago and New York City during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His talent has been compared to Jimmy Raney[1] and his style noted as influential on other jazz musicians.[2] At the age of 25, he and his wife committed suicide in New York.[3] According to Lou Levy, Singer "was one of the great losses... He would have been one of the all-time greats."[3]
References
- ^ Jazz Forum (118). International Jazz Federation: 40. 1983.
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(help) - ^ Ingram, Adrian (August 2001). A Concise History of the Electric Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0-7866-4982-8.
- ^ a b Gitler, Ira (May 1987). Swing to Bop: An Oral History of the Transition in Jazz in the 1940s. Oxford University Press. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-19-505070-3.