Ronnie Singer
| Ronnie Singer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
June 9, 1928 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
September 12, 1953 (aged 25) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz, bebop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | 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. International Jazz Federation (118): 40. 1983. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Ingram, Adrian (August 2001). A Concise History of the Electric Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0-7866-4982-8.
- 1 2 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.
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