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

Late Show with David Letterman

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Free Tibet

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

All Movies (56)

• Peas and Carrots2025 · as Lee
• Sonic Youth: Live in 19912025
• Velvet Suite2023 · as himself
• Fragments of Paradise2022 · as Self
• Swans: Where Does a Body End?2019 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond2019
• SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions2019 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation2019
• Desolation Center2018
• Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim2017 · as Self
• Omega2016 · as Self
• Sex and Broadcasting2014 · as Self
• Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio2014 · as Himself
• The Hardcore Collection2012 · as (archive footage)
• Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 20112011
• Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival2011
• Daddy Longlegs2010 · as Stepfather
• From the Basement2009 · as Self - Sonic Youth
• New York Rock at the BBC2008 · as Self - Sonic Youth
• 365 Day Project2007 · as Self
• Noise2006 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes2005
• We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen2005 · as Self
• (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale2004 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost2004
• 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 22004
• Kill Your Idols2004 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage2003 · as Performer
• Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)2003
• Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 20022002
• Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 20002000
• Record Player: Christian Marclay2000 · as Himself
• Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth2000 · as Self
• Free Tibet1998 · as Self - Sonic Youth
• Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim1998
• Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 19981998
• Don't Bring A Dog1997 · as Himself
• Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 19961996
• Tibetan Freedom Concert1996 · as Self
• The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special1995 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love1995
• Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach1995 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa1993
• 1991: The Year Punk Broke1992 · as Self
• Skeeno H.C. Rules1991
• Goo1991 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: 930 Club1988
• Put More Blood Into the Music1988 · as Himself
• Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis1986
• Sublapse Video Mag 11986
• Submit to Me1986
• Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree1985
• Vinyl: An Unlikely History— · as Himself
• Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985—
• Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996—
• Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basement— · as Self

All TV Shows (5)

• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self - Musical Guest