What is Ralph Carney?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Ralph Carney | image = Ralph white suit 2010 (cropped).jpg <!-- NOTE: Do not replace Ralph white suit 2010 (cropped).jpg unless it is with a photo under a public domain or free license (meaning NOT fair use). Any fair use photos (i.e. 'promotional photos') violate the Fair Use Policy and will be deleted. See [[Wikipedia:Fair]] use criteria -->| alt = | caption = Carney in 2010 | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{birth date|1956|01|23}} | birth_place = [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]] | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2017|12|17|1956|01|23}}}} | death_place = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]] | genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[avant-garde music|avant-garde]]|[[experimental rock]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|composer|multi-instrumentalist}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. --> | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|saxophone|clarinet|flute|harmonica|Jew's harp}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed or removed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument---> | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = {{hlist|[[Shimmy Disc]]|[[Birdman Records|Birdman]]|Black Beauty|Akroncracker}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Tin Huey]]|[[Tom Waits]]|[[Dieselhed]]|[[Marc Ribot]]|[[The B-52's]]|[[Elvis Costello]]|[[Jonathan Richman]]|[[Les Claypool]]|[[Stan Ridgway]]|[[Medeski, Martin & Wood]]|[[Jed Davis]]|[[Bill Laswell]]|[[Patrick Carney]]}} Jim Carney<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. --> | website = {{URL|akroncracker.com}} }} '''Ralph Carney''' (January 23, 1956 &ndash; December 17, 2017) was an American singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. His main instruments were various [[saxophone]]s and [[clarinet]]s, Carney also collected and played many instruments, often unusual or obscure ones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https: