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Jon Raney on Doug Raney

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Marc Myers
May 09, 2016
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Doug Raney (1956-2016), a son of guitar legend Jimmy Raney and a brilliant lyrical guitarist in his own right who lived in Denmark for much of his career, died of heart failure in Copenhagen on May 1, according to his brother Jon. He was 59.


Many jazz fans in the States are unfamiliar with Raney, since he toured here infrequently and gave few interviews.…

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