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Lyle Ritz

real name Lyle Joseph Ritz

Lyle Ritz is credited on 749 releases across 158 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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158

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8

Decades active

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Lyle Ritz (born January 10, 1930, Cleveland, Ohio, USA – died March 3, 2017, Portland, Oregon, USA) was an American bass and ukulele player. As a studio musician, he contributed to more than 5,000 sessions performing on the bass and is also known as the "father of jazz ukulele".

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749 releases · 158 albums · active 1958–2022

  • Performance · 840
  • Other credits · 16

Studios: Gold Star Studios · RCA's Music Center Of The World · The Sound Factory · Capitol Studios

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