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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2724.0. "Mick Ronson (RIP)" by TECRUS::ROST (Author of Shemp Howard bass method) Wed May 05 1993 11:09

    News off the Internet:
    
    In article <1993May4.121503.6427@bmerh85.bnr.ca> mleipe@bnr.ca (Mike
    Leipe) writes:
    >Folks,
    >
    >More sad news in this morning's paper (The Ottawa Citizen) - Mick Ronson,
    >guitarist with David Bowie, Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, and others has died of
    >cancer in London at the age of 46.
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2724.1DiscographyTECRUS::ROSTAuthor of Shemp Howard bass methodWed May 05 1993 11:1840
    Partial Ronson discography:
    
    solo:
    
    Slaughter On 10th Ave. (RCA)
    Play Don't Worry (RCA)
    
    with Bowie (all on RCA in LP days, Ryko CDs):
    
    The Man Who Sold the World
    Hunky Dory
    Ziggy Stardust
    Aladdin Sane
    Pinups
    Ziggy Stardust Live
    
    with Lou Reed:
    
    Transformer (RCA)
    
    with Ian Hunter:
    
    Ian Hunter (Columbia)
    Shades of Ian Hunter (Columbia)
    Never Argue With A Schizophrenic (Chrysalis)
    Short Back and Sides (Chrysalis)
    Live (Chrysalis)
    
    with Roger McGuinn:
    
    Cardiff Rose (Columbia)
    
    with Pure Prarie League:
    
    Bustin' Out (RCA)
    
    with Mott the Hoople:
    
    All the Young Dudes (Columbia; contributes string arrangements only)
    Greatest Hits (Columbia; contains final two Mott 45s with Ronson)
2724.2GOES11::G_HOUSESon of SpamWed May 05 1993 13:344
    I heard about this from Alan Starr yesterday and was pretty bummed. 
    I've enjoyed all of Mick's playing that I've heard.
    
    Greg
2724.3Ziggy Stardust, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane...3 gems!KEEGAN::TURNERThu May 06 1993 09:4024
    Awful news.
    
    Mick Ronson was one hell of a guitar player. It's funny, people
    associated him with the glam rock thing (extravegant dress, dyed blond 
    hair) and that maybe lead to him getting less adulation from the
    critics than he might otherwise have had. But I don't think there were
    many more versatile players in rock - great lead *and* rhythm, both on 
    electric and accoustic guitar. And am I dreaming or did he not play
    some extraordinary piano on the title track to Aladdin Sane (I might be
    mistaken, though)?
              
    IMO, the record that really showcases his talents was Ziggy Stardust. I
    always thought you could really hear the origins of rock n'roll (Jerry
    Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran...) in that record, especially in songs like
    Sufragette City, Star, Hang On To Yourself (lovely solo). Great songwriting
    by Bowie, as well.
    
    A real "interpretative" (my own term) player too. Never heard him play
    a solo that didn't sound well-structured and totally appropriate for the
    chords underneath. No vague jamming from this man.
    
    A very sad loss.
    
    Dom
2724.4NWD002::TUTAK_PEItchycoo Park RangerThu May 06 1993 22:054
    
    Wasn't he also playing e-bow guitar on 'All the Young Dudes' behind Ian
    Hunter at the Freddie Mercury Memorial concert ?
    
2724.5GOES11::G_HOUSESon of SpamFri May 07 1993 14:137
>    Wasn't he also playing e-bow guitar on 'All the Young Dudes' behind Ian
>    Hunter at the Freddie Mercury Memorial concert ?
    
    Yes, that was him.  He played on both the songs Bowie sang on at that
    show.  Had a *cool* tone too!
    
    Greg
2724.6bad newsGOOROO::DCLARKnever compromise with mediocrityMon May 10 1993 12:053
    did he play the guitar solo in the fade-out of "All the Way From
    Memphis"? That's one of my personal faves; it kind of rises out
    of the muck and soars away.
2724.7nit-pickingQRYCHE::STARRin somebody else's sky....Mon May 10 1993 13:087
>    Wasn't he also playing e-bow guitar on 'All the Young Dudes' behind Ian
>    Hunter at the Freddie Mercury Memorial concert ?
    
He did play with Hunter on 'All The Young Dudes', but the song he used the
E-bow on was David Bowie's "Heroes"....

alan
2724.8Ralphs Not RonsonTECRUS::ROSTAuthor of Shemp Howard bass methodMon May 10 1993 15:427
    re: .6
    
    Nope, the "Memphis" rideout is the *other* Mick, founding Mott/Bad Co.
    member Mick Ralphs.  One of my favorites amongst less-famed players. 
    Even better was his stuff on the Mott cover of "Sweet Jane".
    
    							Gruggy Woof