Background
He is the son of Jimmy Raney. Raney began his career in his father"s band, with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Haig, at the age of 18. He later played in a duo with his father.
He is the son of Jimmy Raney. Raney began his career in his father"s band, with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Haig, at the age of 18. He later played in a duo with his father.
He recorded as a leader for SteepleChase extensively in the 1970s and 1980s, and worked with Kenny Barron, Joey DeFrancesco, Billy Hart, Duke Jordan, Jesper Lundgaard, Horace Parlan, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Tomas Franck, Bernt Rosengren, and Chet Baker among others Doug Raney moved to Denmark in 1977.
