Lyle Ritz
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American bassist and ukulele player
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters
- Lyle Lite 16 Easy Chord Solos
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Lyle Ritz (January 10, 1930 — March 3, 2017) was an American jazz ukulele musician, who was a key part of the Hawaii ukulele genre. As part of the Wrecking Crew, Ritz contributed to many American pop hits from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s. He was inducted to the Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum in 2007 and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. Lyle Ritz began his music career as a college student working at the Southern California Music Company in Los Angeles, CA. <a href="https://www.l
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Portland
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- ukulele
- Record label
- Verve Records
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- date of birth
- 1930-01-10
- date of death
- 2017-03-03
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
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