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.

Known For

Desolation Center

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Self

Daddy Longlegs

Stepfather

Fragments of Paradise

Self

Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim

Self

1991: The Year Punk Broke

Self

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

Self

Sex and Broadcasting

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Velvet Suite	himself
2022	Fragments of Paradise	Self
2020	Sonic Youth: From The Basement	self
2019	Daydream Nation
2019	Swans: Where Does a Body End?	Self
2019	Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
2019	SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions	Self
2018	Desolation Center
2017	Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim	Self
2016	Omega	Self
2014	Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio	Himself
2014	Sex and Broadcasting	Self
2012	The Hardcore Collection	(archive footage)
2011	Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
2010	Daddy Longlegs	Stepfather
2009	From the Basement	Self - Sonic Youth
2008	New York Rock at the BBC	Self - Sonic Youth
2007	365 Day Project
2006	Noise	Self
2005	Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
2005	We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen	Himself
2004	Kill Your Idols	Self
2004	Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2004	(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale	Self
2004	12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2
2003	Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
2003	Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage	Performer
2002	Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
2000	Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth	Self
2000	Record Player: Christian Marclay	Himself
2000	Sonic Youth: Live in Rio 2000
1998	Free Tibet	Self - Sonic Youth
1998	Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998
1997	Don't Bring A Dog	Himself
1996	Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
1995	Blood on the Beach	Self
1995	The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special	Self
1992	1991: The Year Punk Broke	Self
1991	Goo	Self
1991	Skeeno H.C. Rules
1988	Put More Blood Into the Music	Himself
1986	Death Valley '69
1986	Sublapse Video Mag 1
1986	Submit to Me
1985	Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
	Vinyl: An Unlikely History	Himself
	Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985

Year	TV Show	Role