Ronnie Singer was an American

United States

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 jazz guitarist

Jazz guitarist

Jazz guitarists are guitar players who play jazz music on the guitar using an approach to playing chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist and soloist in small and large ensembles and also as an unaccompanied...

 in Chicago

Chicago

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 and New York City

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 during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His talent has been compared to Jimmy Raney

Jimmy Raney

Jimmy Raney was an American jazz guitarist born in Louisville, Kentucky most notable for his work from 1951–1952 and 1962–1963 with Stan Getz and for his work from 1953–1954 with the Red Norvo trio, replacing Tal Farlow. In 1954 and 1955 he won the Down Beat critics poll for guitar...

 and his style noted as influential on other jazz musicians. At the age of 24, Singer committed suicide with his wife in New York. According to Lou Levy

Lou Levy

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, Singer "was one of the great losses... He would have been one of the all-time greats."

External links

• Website dedicated to Ronnie Singer, in english and french, with photos and recordings