caption associated_acts years_active birth_name birth_place notable_instruments label image_size article_title landscape background alt birth_date genre image instrument name occupation
ranaldo performing with sonic youth in 2007 . sonic , plus instruments youth , the cribs , text of light 1980 -- present lee mark ranaldo glen united states cove , long island , new york , fender jazzmaster fender telecaster deluxe gibson les paul moonlander neutral , enigma , dgc , syr , interscope , matador , ecstatic peace ! , homestead , sst 250 lee ranaldo
 yes solo_singer a guitar . a yellow light shines on him . man performing live on-stage , playing a red 03 february 1956 alternative experimental rock , art rock rock , noise rock , no wave , rock youth -rrb- . jpg en seine 2007 , lee ranaldo -lrb- sonic vocals , guitar , bass , drums lee ranaldo musician producer , singer-songwriter , visual artist , poet ,
lee ranaldo

lee mark ranaldo -lrb- born february 3 , 1956 -rrb- 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 .
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 list , ranking ranaldo and his sonic youth bandmate thurston moore together at number 1 .
