Jimmy Ryan

Singer, arranger, composer, bassist, guitarist; scored his first hit record as lead guitarist, vocalist and co-songwriter with The Critters. When the Critters split up in 1969, Jimmy continued his career as lead guitarist, backup vocalist, often arranger, and occasional co-writer with Carly Simon from 1970 to 1991. He has recorded albums with Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, John Entwhistle, Jim Webb, Elton John and Kiki Dee, Matthew Fisher (of Procol Harum) and The Doors. Moving from London back to NYC in the late 70s, along with Andy Goldmark formed a band called Wondergap and were signed to A&M Records. He has composed music for The Discovery Channel, PBS, ESPN, Lifetime and others; Jimmy was a founding member of the session group The Hit Men, and has been their lead guitarist, co-arranger and co-lead singer since 2010.