Ric Lee
Ric Lee | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Richard Lee |
Born | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | 20 October 1945
Genres | Blues rock, blues, rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer, music publisher |
Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
Years active | 1963–present |
Labels | Decca, Deram, Columbia, Chrysalis, Capitol, PolyGram |
Richard "Ric" Lee (born 20 October 1945)[1] is an English drummer of the blues rock band Ten Years After.
Ten Years After
He was a founding member of his first band, The Falcons,
In 1966 they arrived in London, where a keyboardist,
Ten Years After continued touring after Alvin Lee's death (on 6 March 2013). Lee has been in Ten Years After since the group was made in 1966. He has played on all their records, including their best known tracks "Love Like a Man" (1970) and "I'd Love to Change the World" (1971), and still tours with them as of 2023 with original keyboardist Chick Churchill, and two new members: guitarist/vocalist Marcus Bonfanti (British Blues Awards winner) and bassist Colin Hodgkinson. This incarnation released its first studio album, A Sting in the Tale, in 2017.[5]
Other works
When Ten Years After disbanded in 1976, Lee formed March Music/Fast Western Productions undertaking
In 1994, Lee formed The Breakers with an old friend, Ian Ellis (ex-
In 2000, Ric Lee joined Kim Simmonds and Nathaniel Perterson in Savoy Brown for a European tour.
In 2011, Lee formed the 'Ric Lee Blues Project' which was later renamed 'Ric Lee's Natural Born Swingers' for their 2012 album release Put a Record On. The band featured Bob Hall of
Lee's autobiography From Headstocks To Woodstock was published by Grafika in May 2019.[6]
Personal life
Lee was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was through his eldest brother Peter that Lee first got interested in music: "My eldest brother, Peter was very keen on drumming, always tapping on something or other. He had a “wind-up” gramophone on which he played 78rpm records. I joined him with the tapping. Using old pairs of Mum’s knitting needles, we played along to tunes such as “South Rampart Street Parade”, “12th Street Rag” and many other New Orleans Jazz tunes that Peter loved."[2]
His jazz influences included Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, whereas in the burgeoning pop scene of the 1960s, they had included Ringo Starr and Bobby Elliott.[2]
He has two children and lives in the Derbyshire Dales.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Ten Years After – Now". Tenyearsafternow.com. 20 October 1945. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "An Interview with Ric Lee of Ten Years After". VWMusic. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Ten Years After: 50 Years of Peace & Music". Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "TEN YEARS AFTER 1970 - August - Isle Of Wight Festival". www.alvinlee.de. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ David Stubbs (5 September 2017). "Ten Years After – A Sting in the Tale album review". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "From Headstocks To Woodstock – A Drummer's Tale". Ricleetya.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
External links
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ric-lee-from-woodstock-to-sonning/id1508942333?i=1000620449520