Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo (born 1956 in Glen Cove, New York) is an American guitarist, singer and visual artist, best known as a founding member of Sonic Youth, the band he formed with Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. Before that he played in Rhys Chatham's Guitar Trio and in Glenn Branca's electric guitar ensemble. Alongside songwriting he has worked steadily in improvisation, sound installation and performances with film. Ranaldo's first solo record, From Here to Infinity (1987), was built from pieces ending in locked grooves.