Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney (20 August 1927–10 May 1995) was an American jazz guitarist bor… Read Full Bio ↴Jimmy Raney (20 August 1927–10 May 1995) 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. Raney worked in a variety of jazz mediums, including cool jazz, bebop, post bop, hard bop and mainstream jazz.
Jimmy Raney began his jazz guitar career very early with the history showing he played in the Jerry Wald band in 1944 at age 17.
In 1946 he worked for a time as guitarist with the Max Miller Quartet at Elmer's in Chicago, his first paying gig. Raney also worked in the Artie Shaw Orchestra and collaborated with Woody Herman for nine months in 1948. He also collaborated and recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Al Haig and later on with Bob Brookmeyer. In 1967 alcoholism and other professional difficulties led him to leave New York City and return to his native Louisville. He resurfaced in the 1970s and also did work with his son Doug, who is also a guitarist. Raney suffered for thirty years from Meniere's Disease, a degenerative condition that eventually led to near complete deafness in both ears. Fortunately, his playing remained unaffected. Raney died of heart failure in Louisville Ky. on May 10th of 1995, just short of his 68th birthday. An obituary in the New York Times referred to Jimmy Raney as 'one of the most gifted and influential postwar jazz guitarists in the world .
Jimmy Raney began his jazz guitar career very early with the history showing he played in the Jerry Wald band in 1944 at age 17.
In 1946 he worked for a time as guitarist with the Max Miller Quartet at Elmer's in Chicago, his first paying gig. Raney also worked in the Artie Shaw Orchestra and collaborated with Woody Herman for nine months in 1948. He also collaborated and recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Al Haig and later on with Bob Brookmeyer. In 1967 alcoholism and other professional difficulties led him to leave New York City and return to his native Louisville. He resurfaced in the 1970s and also did work with his son Doug, who is also a guitarist. Raney suffered for thirty years from Meniere's Disease, a degenerative condition that eventually led to near complete deafness in both ears. Fortunately, his playing remained unaffected. Raney died of heart failure in Louisville Ky. on May 10th of 1995, just short of his 68th birthday. An obituary in the New York Times referred to Jimmy Raney as 'one of the most gifted and influential postwar jazz guitarists in the world .
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Jimmy Raney Lyrics
A Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Dinah Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the…
Everything Happens to Me Black cats creep across my path Until I'm almost mad I must…
Everything I Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Everything I've Got Don't stamp your foot at me It's impolite To stamp your fo…
Here's That Rainy Day Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
How About You When a girl meets boy Life can be a joy But the…
How Long Has This Been Going On As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties, I…
I Could Write A Book If they ask me, I could write a book About the…
I love you The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Just One of Those Things It was just one of those things Just one of those…
Long Ago Long ago and far away I dreamed a dream one day And…
My One and Only Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Nobody Else But Me I want to be no one but me I am in…
Once in a While Once in a while will you try to give One little…
Pennies from Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
Prelude to a Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
Someone to Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Spring is Here Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing? Spring is…
The Song Is You I hear music when I look at you, A beautiful theme…
Yesterdays It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty we…
You Are Too Beautiful You are too beautiful, my dear, to be true And I…
You Don't Know What Love Is You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
You Go to My Head You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…