Mick Ronson

Mick Ronson
Born: May 26, 1946
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Died: Apr 29, 1993
Styles: Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
Biography: Guitarist, arranger, songwriter, producer and perennial sideman, Mick Ronson made his mark during glam-rock's early '70s heyday but worked consistently with frequent collaborators David Bowie and Ian Hunter till his death in 1993. From 1967-68 he played with a hometown garage rock group, The Rats, in ...Read full biography
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Released: 1974
Label: RCA
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Reflecting, a decade after the fact, on his launch as a solo rock & roll superstar, Mick Ronson shrugged indifferently, as though he'd really had no say in the matter. David Bowie had just "retired" and, ...Read full review
Heaven and Hull
Released: 1994
Label: Spitfire
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Rightly hailed as David Bowie's high-flying guitar ace, the self-effacing Ronson had been recording only his third solo album in a 30-year career when he died of liver cancer in 1994. Undaunted, his surviving ...Read full review
More Mick Ronson albums: Main Albums (4), Compilations (7)
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