Albert Lee
| Albert Lee | |
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Albert Lee The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, August 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Albert Lee |
| Also known as | Mr. Telecaster |
| Born |
21 December 1943 Lingen, Herefordshire, England, UK |
| Genres |
Country rock Rockabilly Rock and roll R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, musical director |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Labels | A&M, Diamond Records, MCA, Heroic Records, Castle, Magnum, Polydor, Sugar Hill |
| Associated acts | Heads Hands & Feet, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Rodney Crowell, Ricky Skaggs, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, The Everly Brothers, Carlene Carter |
| Website | www.albertlee.co.uk |
| Notable instruments | |
| 1952, 1953, 1960 Fender Telecaster Ernie Ball Music Man custom Albert Lee Signature Model 1958 Gibson J-200 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom Gibson Everly Brothers model 1958 |
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Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking 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.
Lee was born in Lingen, Herefordshire, but grew up in Blackheath, London, a member of a Romany 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 Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis. 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. Lee left school at the age of 16 to play full-time.
Lee was with a variety of bands from 1959 onwards, playing mostly R&B, country music and rock and roll. In addition to Buddy Holly, his early guitar influences included Cliff Gallup, Grady Martin, the Everly Brothers, Scotty Moore, James Burton and Jerry Reed. Lee first experienced commercial success as the lead guitarist with Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds. Lee says that he enjoyed playing the Stax-type material, but he really wanted to play country music. Consequently, he left Farlowe and the Thunderbirds in 1968.
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