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Lee Ranaldo
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.
Top Filmography

6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 // TV

7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 // TV

6.6
Daddy Longlegs
2010 // MOVIE

6.8
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992 // MOVIE

5.1
Submit to Me
1986 // MOVIE

6.6
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005 // MOVIE

6.0
Sex and Broadcasting
2014 // MOVIE

7.9
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2019 // MOVIE

7.3
Kill Your Idols
2004 // MOVIE

6.3
Omega
2016 // MOVIE

5.7
Goo
1991 // MOVIE

5.8
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2004 // MOVIE

4.8
Noise
2006 // MOVIE

6.5
Fragments of Paradise
2022 // MOVIE

7.7
The Hardcore Collection
2012 // MOVIE