Albert Lee
Biography
Albert Lee (born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England) is known as the guitarists guitarist, having begun with Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds and then Heads Hands and Feet in the UK, he moved to the US to work with The Crickets and Emmylou Harriss Hot Band. In the early 80s he worked with Eric Clapton. He also played regularly with The Everly Brothers for over twenty years.
Lee first experienced commercial success as the lead guitarist with Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds. Quitting the Thunderbirds in 1968, Lee joined Heads Hands and Feet in 1969 until the breakup in 1973.
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In 1974 Lee left the UK for Los Angeles, California, and joined The Crickets through his friend bassist Rick Grech (of Blind Faith). The band cut three albums together including A Long Way From Lubbock. By then Lee was receiving many offers of session work. In 1976, Lee was asked to join Emmylou Harriss Hot Band, replacing one of his heroes, James Burton, who was returning to perform with Elvis Presley. Starting in 1978, Lee worked for five years with Eric Clapton, playing and singing for a live concert recording at the Budokan in Japan.
Lee was responsible for The Everly Brothers 1983 reunion concert and was its musical director. He played regularly with the Everlys for over twenty years.
In 1987, Lee was invited by Gerry Hogan to headline at a steel guitar festival in Newbury, Berkshire. Lee was at first intimidated by the prospect of having to front a band, however, the gig was successful and he now tours with Hogans Heroes on a regular basis.
A new Albert Lee and Hogans Heroes album entitled Like This was released in spring 2008 to coincide with their European tour. Lee continues to work in the studio and tours on a regular basis with Bill Wymans Rhythm Kings. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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