Ralph Towner Musical artist

Ralph Towner (March 1, 1940, Chehalis, Washington) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.

Personal facts

Ralph Towner
Birth dateMarch 01, 1940
Birth place
Chehalis Washington , Washington (state) , United States

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Musical artist

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BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Chamber jazz
Third stream
World music
Ethno jazz
Folk jazz
Jazz fusion
instrument
Classical guitar
Percussion instrument
Piano
Trumpet
Twelve-string guitar
Synthesizer
record label
ECM Records

Topical connections

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Ralph Towner on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/ralph-towner/1383
  2. http://www.innerviews.org/inner/towner2.html
  3. http://www.jazzguitar.be/ralph_towner_guitar_tabs.html
  4. http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608001288/Ralph-Towner.html
  5. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5589559
  6. http://www.ralphtowner.com
  7. http://www.trovar.com/ECM/ECM.php?artist=Towner