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it like few ever have.Ten Years After by aged 15.Berry and Scotty Moore provided his inspiration.Pierre, and more to come...Made famous at the Woodstock festival.Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes on 19 December 1944 in Nottingham, England) is an English rock guitarist and singer.He began playing guitar at the age of thirteen, and with Leo Lyons formed the core of the band Ten Years After in 1960.Originally influenced by his parent's collection of jazz and blues records, it was the advent of rock and roll that truly sparked his interest and creativity, and guitarists like Chuck Berry and Scotty Moore provided his inspiration.Club in Hamburg, Germany (since that time lead guitarist Lee also took lead vocals), following The Beatles there the same year.Appearing at the Woodstock Festival, Lee's performance was captured on film in the documentary of the festival and his playing helped catapult him into stardom, and soon the band was playing arenas and stadia around the globe.Although Lee later lamented that he missed the intimacy of smaller venues, there is no denying the impact the film made in bringing his music to a worldwide audience.TYA had success, releasing ten albums together, but by 1973, Lee was feeling limited by the band's style.With American gospel singer Mylon LeFevre and a host of rock talents like George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Ron Wood and Mick Fleetwood, he recorded and released On the Road to Freedom, a highly acclaimed album that was at the forefront of country rock.Company to play a show at the Rainbow in London and released it as a double live album, In Flight.An energetic mix of rhythm and blues and rock, with a tribute to Elvis Presley thrown in for good measure, Lee once, in his understated fashion, called this band "a funky little outfit".Various members of the band continued on with Lee for his next two albums, Pump Iron and Let it Rock.He finished out the 1970s with the trio Ten Years Later who also released two albums, Ride On and Rocket Fuel, and toured extensively throughout Europe and the United States.The 1980s brought another change in Lee's direction, with two albums that were strong collaborations with Rare Bird's Steve Gould and an extensive tour with the former John Mayall and Rolling Stones' guitarist Mick Taylor joining his band.Guest artists on both albums include George Harrison.Alvin Lee in Tennessee,recorded with rock and roll legends Scotty Moore and D.Fontana was released in 2004".Lee's most recent album, Saguitar, was released September 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.It consists of songs that didn't make it on the older records and a few alternative versions of old songs.Track listing
All songs written by Alvin Lee, unless otherwise noted.This page was last modified 07:31, 27 October 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Alvin Lee's real success came after The Jaybirds changed their name to Ten Years After.Blues Festival and went on to broaden their fanbase through endless touring.Woodstock Festival in New York.Ten Years After continued to record and tour until 1975 when the band was dissolved.Your search did not match any products.Too many keywords can constrain your search.Track your recent orders.View or change your orders in Your Account.Looking for alvin lee?Find exactly what you want today.Alvin Lee at Amazon.As with many of the other English beat groups of the '60s, Alvin Lee cut his musical teeth in Hamburg, Germany in a band called the Jaybirds.By 1966, back in England, he had changed the name of his band to Ten Years After and was rapidly becoming a major attraction because of the virtuosity of his solo work.Most Americans first became familiar with Alvin Lee through his appearance at Woodstock, although he remained active throughout the decades which followed; among his releases were 1974's...Looking for alvin lee?Alvin Lee at Amazon.Everything from Classic to Rock, SACDs and rare vinyl editions.Shop for Alvin Lee and save.Find the books you're looking for, including books by Alvin Lee.Buy MusicWant to see your products in Yahoo!Build your own online store or Advertise with us.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.Welcome To Alvin Lee's website!This page is underconstruction. |
