Mick Ronson

Mick Ronson (May 26, 1946 — April 29, 1993) was an English guitarist and producer from Kingston upon Hull who rose to prominence as a member of David Bowie‘s 1970–73 backing band The Spiders from Mars. During this time, he also laid licks on select recordings by Lou Reed, Michael Chapman, and Dana Gillespie. As a solo artist, Ronson released the album Slaughter on 10th Avenue on RCA in 1974, followed by Play Don’t Worry in 1975. During the ensuing 15-year period, he notched production credits on albums by Ian Hunter, Dead Fingers Talk, the Rich Kids, Ellen Foley, Payola$, Urgent, and Dalbello.

Discography:

• Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1974)
• Play Don’t Worry (1975)
• Y U I Orta (1990 • Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson)
• Heaven and Hull (1994)
• Just Like This [archival] (1999)
• The Secret Sessions (1999 • Laing, Hunter, Ronson & Pappalardi)
• Indian Summer [archival, motion picture soundtrack] (2000)