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Albert Lee

Background information
Birth name Albert Lee
Also known as Mr. Telecaster
The Guitar Player's Guitar Player
Born 21 December 1943 (1943-12-21) (age 64)
Leominster, England
Genre(s) Country, Rockabilly, Rock and roll, Rock, R&B
Occupation(s) Musician, Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar, Piano, Mandolin
Years active 1959 - present
Label(s) A&M, Diamond Records, MCA, Heroic Records, Castle, Magnum, Polydor, Sugar Hill
Website www.albertlee.co.uk
Notable instrument(s)
1952, 1953, 1960 Fender Telecaster
Ernie Ball Music Man
Albert Lee Signature Model
1958 Gibson J-200
1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Gibson Everly Brothers model
1958 Fender Stratocaster

Albert Lee (born December 21, 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire) is a Grammy-winning English guitarist known for his finger-style and hybrid picking technique. The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leominster ( IPA /ˈlemstə/ or Lemster; is a Market town at in Herefordshire, England. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses Castle Communications is a British Record label, Subsidiary of Sanctuary Records, specialising in the back catalogue of folk and folk-rock Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Artists currently or formerly with Sugar Hill (alphabetical Terry Allen Acoustic Syndicate Tina Adair The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. Ernie Ball (1930 – September 9 2004) was an American Entrepreneur, musician and innovator widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development Music Man is an American Guitar, and Bass guitar manufacturer Gibson J-200 ( Super Jumbo 200) is an Acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leominster ( IPA /ˈlemstə/ or Lemster; is a Market town at in Herefordshire, England. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the Guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips fingernails or picks attached to fingers as opposed to Hybrid Picking is a Guitar -playing technique that involves picking with a pick and fingers at the same time

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Early life

He grew up in Blackheath, London. Blackheath is an area in southeast London centred around a section of open public grassland ('the Heath' and straddling the boundary of the London Borough of Lewisham and the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. His father was a musician, and Albert studied piano. During this time, like many of his age, he became a fan of Buddy Holly, and also of Jerry Lee Lewis. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American Rock and roll and Country music Singer, Songwriter He took up guitar in 1958 when his parents bought him a second-hand Höfner President which he later traded in for a Czechoslovakian Grazioso, the forerunner of the Futurama. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Höfner GmbH & Co KG is a German Manufacturer of Musical instruments with one division that manufactures Guitars and basses, and another Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Later, he wished he had bought a Fender instead. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the Albert Lee left school at the age of 16, to play full-time.

Career

Early career in England

Lee was with a variety of bands from 1959 onwards, playing mostly R&B, country music and rock and roll. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Lee first experienced commercial success as the lead guitarist with Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds. Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940, Islington, North London, England) is a successful English Lee says that he enjoyed playing the Stax-type material, but he really wanted to play Country music. Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Consequently he left Farlowe and the Thunderbirds in 1968.

During his time playing with Heads Hands & Feet, Lee became a "guitar hero", playing his Fender Telecaster at breakneck speed. Heads Hands & Feet were a British rock and Country rock band The group formed from the ashes of Poet and the One Man Band in 1969 and in 1971 had released their The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. [1] Heads Hands & Feet became a very popular live band in the UK, making appearances on The Old Grey Whistle Test and also in Europe, where they appeared on the German music programme Beat-Club. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

International success

Lee left for Los Angeles, California in 1974 as offers of session work were flooding in, although efforts to record and release his own albums were stalling. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. In 1976, Lee was asked to join Emmylou Harris's Hot Band, replacing one of his heroes James Burton. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country James Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Minden Louisiana) is an American Guitarist.

Starting in 1978, Lee worked for five years with Eric Clapton, playing and singing for a live concert recording at the Budokan in Japan. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer The, often shortened to just "Budokan" is an arena in central Tokyo, Japan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Albert Lee was responsible for The Everly Brothers 1983 reunion concert and was the musical director. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) [2] Lee is a regular player with the Everlys.

In 1987, Lee was invited by Gerry Hogan to headline at a Steel Guitar Festival in Newbury, Berkshire. Steel guitar is A method of playing Slide guitar using a steel. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. Lee was at first intimidated by the prospect of having to front a band, however, the gig was successful and he now tours with Hogan's Heroes on a regular basis. Hogan's Heroes are renowned for attracting celebrities to their gigs. Stars such as Eric Clapton, Tommy Emmanuel, Lonnie Donegan, Dave Edmunds, Marty Wilde, Willie Nelson, Nanci Griffith, Don Everly, Emmylou Harris, Sonny Curtis and Rodney Crowell have all jammed with the band at one time or another. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Tommy Emmanuel (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian Guitarist, best known for his incredibly complex Fingerpicking style energetic Lonnie Donegan MBE ( 29 April 1931 &ndash 3 November 2002) was a Skiffle musician possibly the most famous of them all Dave Edmunds (born 15 April, 1944 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer, Guitarist and Record producer Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith 15 April 1939, Greenwich, South London) is an English Singer and Songwriter Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin Texas) is an American Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937, in Meadow Texas) is an American singer and songwriter Rodney Crowell (born August 7 1950 is a Grammy Award -winning musician known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in Country music.

In 2002, Albert Lee appeared at the Concert for George. The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first

Also in 2002, Lee received a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for Foggy Mountain Breakdown from the CD Earl Scruggs and Friends. The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was first awarded in 1970 " Foggy Mountain Breakdown " is a famous Bluegrass music instrumental by the seminal bluegrass artists Kinsella Flatt and Scruggs. Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string

Lee continues to tour and work in the studio, and tours on a regular basis with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings are a Blues-rock band founded and lead by former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman.

Awards, accolades and legacy

Lee has received many awards for his playing, including the five times consecutive winner of Guitar Player magazine's "Best Country Guitarist". [3]

Lee is known within the music industry for his speed of playing and his technical virtuosity [4] and yet by the same token, one of the most melodic, playing slower passages approximating the sound of the Pedal Steel Guitar with his Music Man and Telecaster guitars which are equipped with B-Benders. The pedal steel guitar is a type of Electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar Music Man is an American Guitar, and Bass guitar manufacturer B-Bender is a guitar accessory that enables a player to mechanically bend the B-string up a Whole tone to C-sharp

He is known as "the guitar player's guitar player"[3] because of the presence of so many guitarists, famous or unknown, everywhere he performs. Albert Lee is also referred to as "Mr. Telecaster". The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. [4] A long-time Telecaster player, Lee wrote a foreword to A. R. Duchossoir's book detailing the history of the instrument.

Albert Lee's song "Country Boy", helped to redefine country guitar for a whole generation of players, and was later to become a huge hit for multi- instrumentalist Ricky Skaggs. For the punk rock musician see Ricky Scaggs. Richard Lee Skaggs (born July 18 1954, in Lawrence County Kentucky) is a

Despite positive press from Melody Maker and New Musical Express, Lee has never achieved any great commercial success in terms of vast record sales during his career, but more as a live performer, session player and sideman, perhaps due to his self-effacing stage presence. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Lee has been described by his peers who include Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore, as a complete gentleman who does not know the meaning of the word ego. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born [1]

Earl Scruggs, commenting on Albert Lee has stated: "I have been a fan and admirer of his guitar work from the first moment I heard him play. I am constantly amazed at his talent. I am sure there are many guitar players who have been influenced by his style and will continue to be influenced for years to come. Albert is in every sense of the word, a genuine guitar wizard". [5]

It is widely quoted that Eric Clapton is on record as stating that Albert Lee is, in his opinion, "the greatest guitarist in the world. " Emmylou Harris has stated that Lee "[is] a brilliant guitar player. His sound is unmistakable—often emulated, never equalled. When St Peter 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. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble "[6]

Reflecting on the Heads Hands & Feet period of his career, Lee has stated: "What amazes me is how many musicians in Nashville have a copy of our first album in their personal record collections, and still ask me what happened to the band. "

In September 2006 Lee took part in Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar—the first definitive theatrical journey through the guitar’s colourful and surprisingly controversial 3500-year history.

Albert Lee appeared at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival on 28 July and performed with Bill Wyman's Rhythmn Kings at the Ahmet Ertegun tribute show at The O2 in London on 10 December. The Crossroads Guitar Festival was a Music festival and Benefit concert first held in 2004 and again in 2007 Ahmet Ertegün ( July 31, 1923 &ndash December 14, 2006) was the Turkish American co-founder and executive of Atlantic The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena a music club a cinema an exhibition space piazzas and bars and restaurants built within a large dome-shaped

A new Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes album entitled 'Like This' is to be released in Spring 2008 to coincide with their European tour.

Accident in Paris

In April 2008 while on tour in France, Albert Lee suffered a bad fall in Paris when he misjudged a curb, falling forward breaking his humerus in two places. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The humerus is a Long bone in the Arm or Forelimb that runs from the Shoulder to the Elbow. Lee received medical attention in a Paris hospital before flying home to Malibu to recover. Details of rescheduled tour dates as well as Lee's progress, have been posted on both his and Hogan's Heroes websites. [5]

Guitars owned by Lee

Albert Lee is the owner of Don Everly's Gibson J-200. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Gibson J-200 ( Super Jumbo 200) is an Acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The Gibson Guitar Corporation made one for Don and the other for Phil Everly. The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, USA is a manufacturer of acoustic and Electric guitars The company's most popular guitar The guitars have an all black, high gloss lacquered finish, and are equipped with twin Everly Brothers white pickguards. The Everly Brothers manager Wesley Rhodes had wanted the guitar to be presented to the Country Music Hall of Fame, but Everly informed him that guitars like that should be played, not kept sitting in a glass case. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Don Everly presented it to Lee, along with his Gibson Everly Brothers model. The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, USA is a manufacturer of acoustic and Electric guitars The company's most popular guitar

Eric Clapton also gave Lee the Gibson Les Paul Custom that he played with Delaney and Bonnie. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s Delaney & Bonnie and Friends was a rock / Soul revue fronted by husband-and-wife singer/songwriters Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett.

Confusion with Alvin Lee

Albert Lee is often confused with Alvin Lee. Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes, 19 December 1944, Nottingham, England) is an English rock Guitarist This confusion has led to Alvin Lee being incorrectly credited on many albums in the past.

Albert Lee currently lives in Malibu, California. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Source

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Who's Who Of Country Music: Albert Lee entry, Guinness Publishing, 1993. ISBN 0-85112-726-6
  2. ^ [1] Albert Lee biography (retrieved 26 August 2006)
  3. ^ [2] Unsung heroes: session musicians are given their own Hall of Fame (retrieved 26 August 2006)
  4. ^ Mr. Telecaster
  5. ^ http://www.munster-express.ie/front-page-news/general-stories/albert-lee-hogans-heroes-concert-postponed/

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Discography

Solo albums

Featured appearances

External links

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