Jimmy Raney

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

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Jimmy Raney's listeners explore deep into the catalog, not just the hits — top 26% for catalog depth. Only 4K platform followers, but 37K listeners — discovery outpaces the fanbase. Active in jazz.

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