Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his

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and

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technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also maintained a solo career and is a noted composer and musical director.

Early life

Lee was born in Lingen,

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, but grew up in Blackheath,

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, a member of a

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family. His father was a musician, and Lee studied piano, taking up the instrument at age seven. During this time, Lee became a fan of

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and

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as " rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis mad ...

. He took up guitar in 1958 when his parents bought him a second-hand Höfner ''President'' which he later traded in for a

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n Jolana ''Grazioso'', the forerunner of the ''Futurama''. Lee left school at the age of 16 to play full-time.

Career

Early career

Lee was with a variety of bands from 1959 onwards, playing mostly R&B,

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and

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. He was accompanying Richard Keller, ( Dickie Pride), in the Castle Pub, Tooting, the night Russ Conway saw him perform there, two weeks before taking Larry Parnes to see Pride. In addition to Buddy Holly, his early guitar influences included Cliff Gallup,

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and

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. Lee first experienced commercial success as the lead guitarist with

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and the Thunderbirds. Lee says that he enjoyed playing the Stax-type material, but he really wanted to play

. Consequently, he left Farlowe and the Thunderbirds in 1968. During his time playing with Heads Hands & Feet, Lee became a "guitar hero", playing his

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at breakneck speed.Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music: Albert Lee entry, Guinness Publishing, 1993. Heads Hands & Feet became a popular live band in the UK, making appearances on ''

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'' and also in Europe, where they appeared on the German music programme '' Beat-Club''. In October 1969

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, an RCA package toured six countries in eleven days, starting at the Nashville Room with the London band the Kingpins.

International success

In 1971, Lee performed with Deep Purple's keyboard player

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on the studio recording of Lord's '' Gemini Suite''. That opus was a follow-up to Deep Purple's '' Concerto for Group and Orchestra''.

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had played guitar at the first live performance of the ''Gemini Suite'' in September 1970, but declined the invitation to appear on the studio version, which led to the involvement of Lee. Other performers were

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and the

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conducted by Sir

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. Lee left for Los Angeles in 1974 and, through his friend bassist Ric Grech (of

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), did some session work on three albums with

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who also at the time included Sonny Curtis and

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. One of these releases is titled ''A Long Way From Lubbock''. Lee also received many other offers of session work. In 1976, he was asked to join

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, replacing one of his heroes,

, who was returning to perform with

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. The Hot Band featured other musicians including

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and

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. Starting in 1978, Lee worked for five years with Eric Clapton, which included playing and singing for a live concert recording at the

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in Japan. Lee was responsible for

' 1983 reunion concert and was its musical director. He played regularly with the Everlys for over twenty years. Albert Lee, Vince Gill + hosts in Australia, February 1988

Albert Lee, Vince Gill + hosts in Australia, February 1988

In 1987, Lee was invited by Gerry Hogan to headline at a

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festival in Newbury,

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. Lee was at first intimidated by the prospect of having to front a band, however, the gig was successful and he toured as Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes on a regular basis until 2015. The line up of the band included British musicians Peter Baron on drums, Gerry Hogan on guitar and Brian Hodgson on bass. Pete Wingfield was the original keyboard player, before leaving to be replaced by Elio Pace and later Gavin Povey. They were renowned for attracting celebrities to their gigs. Stars such as Eric Clapton,

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, Dave Edmunds,

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, Sonny Curtis and

have all jammed with the band at one time or another. In 1988 Lee toured Australia along with

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, then a comparative unknown, and has returned to tour the country on several subsequent occasions. In the early 2000s Albert Lee toured with

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's Rhythm Kings. In 2002, Lee appeared at the Concert for George arrison Also in 2002, Lee received a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for "

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" from the CD ''

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and Friends''. In September 2006 Lee took part in ''Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar'', a documentary about the history of the guitar. Lee appeared at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival on 28 July and performed with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings at the

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tribute show at

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in London on 10 December. A new album entitled ''Like This'' was released in spring 2008 to coincide with their European tour. He lives in Malibu, California.

Awards and legacy

Lee has received many awards as a guitarist, winning five consecutive times ''

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'' magazine's "Best Country Guitarist". Lee is known within the music industry for his speed of playing and his technical virtuosity and yet by the same token, one of the most melodic, playing slower passages approximating the sound of the

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with his Music Man and Telecaster guitars which are equipped with B-Benders. He is known as "the guitar player's guitar player". Lee is also referred to as "Mr.

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". A long-time Telecaster player, Lee wrote a foreword to A.R. Duchossoir's book detailing the history of the instrument. Lee's song "Country Boy" helped to redefine country guitar for a whole generation of players, and was later to become a hit for multi-instrumentalist

. Despite positive press from ''

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'' and ''

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'', Lee has never achieved any great commercial success in terms of record sales during his career, but more as a live performer, session player and

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, perhaps due to his self-effacing stage presence. Lee has been described by his peers, who include

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and

, as a complete gentleman who does not know the meaning of the word ''ego''. After

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's death,

was told that she could gain the backing of a major

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only if she could assemble a really "hot band". Harris did just that, enlisting guitarist James Burton and pianist Glen Hardin, both of whom had played with

and Parsons; she named the band "The Hot Band". When Burton left to return to

, Lee was his replacement. Harris said of him that Lee is "a brilliant guitar player. His sound is unmistakable—often emulated, never equaled. When

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asks me to chronicle my time down here on earth, I'll be able to say (with pride if that's allowed) that for a while I played rhythm guitar in a band with Albert Lee." In 2017, Lee was honoured with the Trailblazer Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Americana Awards.

Guitar collection

Albert Lee owns around 40 guitars, including

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. The

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made one for Don Everly and the other for Phil. The guitars have an all black, high-gloss lacquered finish and are equipped with twin ''Everly Brothers'' white pickguards. The

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' manager Wesley Rose had wanted the guitar to be presented to the

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, but Everly informed him that guitars like that should be played, not kept sitting in a glass case.

presented it to Lee, along with his Gibson ''Everly Brothers'' model. Eric Clapton gave Lee the

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Custom that he played while with Delaney and Bonnie. Lee also plays his signature Music Man (the guitar shown in the photographs) and a 1950s Telecaster (and has versions of both with custom B-Benders), a 1958 Stratocaster and a Martin 000-28 acoustic. Despite his being heavily associated with the Fender Telecaster, guitar manufacturer Ernie Ball Music Man makes a signature Albert Lee guitar, which unlike the Telecaster has three single-coil pickups.

Band list

and the Thunderbirds *Country Fever * Green Bullfrog * Heads Hands & Feet *

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and the Hot Band * Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes 1987-2015 *

's Rhythm Kings *Biffbaby's All Stars, featuring: Albert Lee,

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and

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. In association with Ernie Ball products

Discography

Albums

Featured appearances

* Poet and the One Man Band – ''Poet and the One Man Band'' LP (1969) * Heads Hands & Feet – ''Heads, Hands & Feet'' LP (1971) * Heads Hands & Feet – ''Tracks'' LP (1972) * Heads Hands & Feet – ''Let's Get This Show on the Road!'' * Heads Hands & Feet – ''Jack Daniels Rare Old No.7'' * Heads Hands & Feet – ''Old Soldiers Never Die'' LP (1973) * Heads Hands & Feet – ''Home From Home – The Missing Album'' LP (1995) *

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– ''The London Bo Diddley Sessions'' *

– ''The London Sessions'' *

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

– '' E.H. in the U.K.'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...

- ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1973), ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1973), '' Reggae II'' (Atlantic, 1973 976 *

– '' Luxury Liner'', '' Blue Kentucky Girl'', '' Roses in the Snow'', ''

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'', '' The Ballad of Sally Rose'' (Guitars, Mandolin) * Eric Clapton – ''Just One Night'', ''Another Ticket'', ''Money and Cigarettes'' *

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– ''The Missing Years'' (Guitar, Mandolin, Piano) *

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– ''

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'' *

– '' Gemini Suite'' *

– ''Earl Scruggs and Friends'' *

- ''Don't Cheat In Our Hometown'' *

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– '' The Legend of Jesse James'' (Guitars, Vocals, Mandolin) *

– ''Long Way From Lubbock'', ''The Crickets and Their Buddies'' *

Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...

– ''Sting Ray'' *

Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Young's " Lotta Love", which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Conte ...

– ''The Very Best of Nicolette Larson'' *

– ''The Essential Rodney Crowell'' *

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

– ''White Limozeen'' * The Return Of Spinal Tap – DVD (As himself, playing on "Break Like The Wind") * John 5 – ''Death Valley'' *

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– ''I Fell in Love'' * Foster and Lloyd – ''Version of the Truth'' *

– ''I Knew Love'' * Hugh Moffatt – ''Dance Me Outside'' * Shakin' Stevens – ''Hot Dog'' *

– ''Reunion Concert'' LP (Guitars, Piano, Musical Director) (1983) *

– ''EB '84'' LP (Guitars) (1984) *

– ''Born Yesterday'' LP (Guitars) (1986) *

– ''Some Hearts'' LP (Guitars) (1988) *

– ''Sunset Towers'' * The Refreshments – Cover of Chuck Berry's " Let It Rock" * Dave Edmunds – "Sweet Little Lisa" * Marcel Dadi – ''Nashville Rendez-vous'' *

Bert Jansch Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter ...

– ''Heartbreak'' * Jerry Scheff – ''Fire Down Below'' *

Brad Paisley Bradley Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut album '' Who Needs Pictures'', he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nash ...

– ''Play'' * Jackson Browne – ''Under the Falling Sky'' * Jean-Pierre Danel – "Tulsa Time" * Arlen Roth -''Toolin' Around'' (1993), ''Telemasters'' (2019) * Maestro Alex Gregory - ''Bach on Steroids'' (2009) * Maestro Alex Gregory - ''Another Millennium'' (2010) *

-''The Introduction (lead guitar in "General Lee") and Stand Up (vocals and guitar in "Rockin' guitars")'' * The

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Band – ''The Quick and the Dead'' (2012) * Maestro Alex Gregory - ''Holy Grail of 7 strings'' (2013) * Various Artists - ''Guitar Heroes: Making History'' (2015), featuring James Burton, Amos Garrett, Albert Lee & David Wilcox * Jericho Summer - ''Night Train' (2015), featuring Richard Fortus, Marco Mendoza

References

Bibliography

* ''The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music''. Guinness Publishing. * Watts, Derek, (2008). ''Country Boy: A Biography of Albert Lee''. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.,

External links

*
Albert Lee website

Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes websiteNAMM Oral History Interview
July 11, 2014
Page with photo of Albert Lee playing an electric mandolin, at Discogs.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Albert 1943 births Living people People from Leominster English rock guitarists English male guitarists Grammy Award winners English session musicians English Romani people Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings members British mandolinists Romani guitarists