Lyle Ritz — Top 8 songs and music videos | EveryDisc

Performer

Lyle Ritz

Style

Jazz session

Country

United States

Listenings: 20
Listeners: 9

Performer description

Lyle Joseph Ritz was an American musician, known for his work on ukulele and bass. His early career in jazz as a ukulele player made him a key part of the Hawaii music scene in the 1950s. By the 1960s, he had begun working as a session musician, more often on double bass or electric bass guitar. His prominence in the Los Angeles session scene made him a part of the Wrecking Crew, an informal group of well-used Los Angeles–based musicians. Ritz contributed to many American pop hits from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Starting in the mid-1980s, a rediscovery of his earlier ukulele work led to him becoming a fixture in live festivals, and a revival of his interest in playing the ukulele. He was inducted into both the Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007.

Participated in

Al Kooper Bobby Darin Glen Campbell collaborative Harry Nilsson Mason Williams Randy Newman The Beach Boys The Monkees Townes Van Zandt Van Dyke Parks

Performer description

Discography

Lyle Ritz top 8 songs

Top 7 music videos by Lyle Ritz