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Lyle Joseph Ritz (January 10, 1930 – March 3, 2017) was an American musician, known for his work on ukulele and bass (both double bass and bass guitar). His early career in jazz as a ukulele player made him a key part of the Hawaii music scene in the 1950s.
Ritz, who became the standard bearer for ukulele jazz and expanded the versatility and possibilities of the instrument, died March 3 in Portland, Ore. He was 87 and had continued to...
Mar 11, 2017 · Lyle Ritz, a bassist who was one of the many top-level Los Angeles session musicians that comprised the "Wrecking Crew," has died at the age of 87.
Mar 10, 2017 · Lyle Ritz, a revered bass player, who was also known as the “Father of Jazz Ukulele,” died last week in Portland, Oregon. Since the late 1950s, Ritz has had a huge impact on musicians in Hawaii and he also once lived in the Islands.
Mar 6, 2017 · Learn how Lyle Ritz became a ukulele star in the 1950s and a session legend in the 1960s, playing with artists like Frank Sinatra and Sonny & Cher. Read his interview, watch his video, and explore his legacy in the Ukulele Hall of Fame.
Lyle Ritz. (1930 - ) 2007 Hall of Fame Inductee. As a highly regarded studio bassist in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, Lyle Ritz could hardly have imagined the impact of a few earlier recordings he had done using a considerably smaller four-string instrument.
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Mar 10, 2016 · But, before he joined a crew of hit-making session musicians, Ritz led a quiet, mellow revolution that’s still rippling in the ukulele world today. In 1957, Ritz recorded the first album of ukulele jazz, How About Uke? [Verve].
