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Ron Renninger

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Ron Renninger
Birth nameRonald Renninger
Born (1950-02-08) February 8, 1950 (age 74)
OriginBronx, New York, United States
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1965–present

Ron Renninger (born February 8th, 1950)is an American guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, producer and pianist.

Ron Renninger, a veteran of the 1960’s Greenwich Village music scene, is a prolific songwriter,(having written over 500 songs) a uniquely gifted finger style guitarist and a vocalist whose expressive baritone breathes life into lyrics at once deeply personal and yet universally relatable.

Early Years[edit]

Born and raised in The Bronx, Ron’s first band, “The Basement Concession” (1966) achieved minor success with a nationally released single followed by a tour. After the bands breakup in 1967, Ron dropped out of High School (Dewitt Clinton) and moved to the Greenwich Village section of NYC. Over the next decade, dividing his time between NYC, Woodstock, Vermont and California, he continued to hone his guitar playing skills and performed and recorded with various musical groups. These included “Think Dog”,[1] Willow”, “Free Beer”, [2] “Ginger” and his own 3 piece improvisational rock band, “Renninger”. During this period, he jammed with Santana, Buzzy Feiten, Taj Mahal, Tim Hardin, Doc Watson, David Bromberg and Jorma Kaukonen, among others. In 1970 he was invited to play in Chuck Berry’s back up band. While based in NY, Ron supplemented his income doing studio work on various LP’s and jingles. Beginning in the early seventies, Ron gradually turned his attention away from the electric guitar to focus his energy on improving his singing and songwriting skills. Around this time he also began performing solo, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar.


Songwriting[edit]

While much of Ron’s early songs (such as “The Corner of Gunhill and Hell”) were autobiographical in nature and explored the dysfunctional family dynamics of his childhood, there were others (i.e. “Even the Strongest of Trees”), that celebrated the power of redemption and the exaltation of the human spirit. These themes and variations would play out in various ways in Ron’s art and life over the next several decades. In 1970, Ron received a large cash advance from BMI for a song he wrote called ”Georgia Country Club”. The advance was due to the interest in the song from the recording artist Brooks Benton. (Brook Benton eventually passed on Ron’s song to record “Rainy Night in Georgia”) In 1975 Ron wrote the sad and iconic “Twilight”, a version of which would eventually be featured on Christine Lavin’s 1999 compilation, “The Stealth Project, Music Under The Radar”. [3] ”Twilight” as well enjoyed regular rotation for over a decade on Jonathan Schwartz’s syndicated NPR broadcast, “The Jonathan Schwartz Show”. [4] So far, Ron has written over 400 songs, over 150 instrumental pieces and has released 10 albums of original material. His later material, (2010 and on) reflects his growing interest in environmental and spiritual concerns and his recent performances increasingly feature Jazz, Blues and vocal improvisations.

Career Highlights[edit]

He has shared the stage with acts such as “Big Brother and the Holding Company”, Jesse Colin Young, Lucinda Williams, Lucy Kaplansky, Richie Havens, John Hammond Jr., Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Christine Lavin. He's performed in such venues as The Tampa Performing Arts Center, London’s Albert Hall, Japan’s Holland Village, Colorado’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival and NYC's Bottom Line Club. In the early 2000’s,, Ron’s music was featured on many prime and daytime time network TV shows.

Discography[edit]

  • "ANOTHER KITE TO FLY",(Vinyl version, 1987)
  • "ANOTHER KITE TO FLY",(CD version, 1996)[5]
  • "THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF LOVE",(1997)[6]
  • "VANISHING BREED", (1998)[7]
  • "ELDERSONGS", (1999)
  • “SOULMATES AND SENTENCES” (2006)[8]
  • “THE MAN WHO BECAME A SONG”, (2016)[9]
  • “TALES OF A VAGRANT HEART” (2016-download only)[10]
  • “A VANISHING BREED” (2016-download only)[11]
  • “SEEDS OF POSSIBLE” (2018)[12]

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