Guitarist Mick Ronson Died on April 29, 1993

The Life of Mick Ronson
Mick Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. He is most well known for his work with David Bowie from 1970 to 1973, Bowie's glam rock period, including being part of Ziggy Stardust's Spiders from Mars band. "He provided this strong, earthy, simply-focussed idea of what a song was all about. And I would simply flutter all around him on the edges and decorate. I was sort of the interior decorator, ha ha", said David Bowie.

He also had a solo career, the most notable example of which was his "Slaughter On 10th Avenue" album, that reached No. 9 on the UK album charts. Ronson also guested on various different bands' releases after his time with Bowie. Some of those musicians and bands include Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, Bob Dylan, Morrissey, and Mott the Hoople. He was named the 64th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone.

Ronson was an important contributer to the development of rock n' roll in the 1970s, and his playing is what helped shape the genre now known as "Glam rock".

The Death of Mick Ronson
In August 1991 after visiting a doctor with severe back pain, Ronson was diagnosed as having inoperable liver cancer. Despite the diagnosis, he kept working, this time with Morrissey on his acclaimed album, "Your Arsenal". Ronson finally succumbed on 29 April 1993 in London at the age of 46 while completing his last solo album, "Heaven And Hull". The final song on that album - the live "All The Young Dudes" (from Ronson, Bowie, Hunter and Queen's performance at the Freddy Mercury tribute concert on 20 April 1992) brought Ronson's career around in a perfect circle - being a song written by Bowie and originally produced by both Bowie and Ronson for Mott The Hoople. Sadly, that concert was to be Ronson's final appearance on stage. He is survived by his wife Suzi Fussey Ronson and daughter Lisa.