Alvin Lee ( Eng. Alvin Lee ; real name Graham Alvin Barnes ; Eng. Graham Alvin Barnes ; December 19, 1944 , Nottingham - March 6, 2013 , Marbella , Spain ) is a British guitarist and singer , founder of Ten Years After .
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| Birth name | Graham Barnes |
| Date of Birth | December 19, 1944 |
| Place of Birth | Nottingham UK |
| Date of death | March 6, 2013 (68 years old) |
| Place of death | Spain |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | singer, guitarist, songwriter |
| Years of activity | since |
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| Genres | Blues rock , rock and roll , hard rock , blues , rockabilly |
| Labels | , , , and |
| alvinlee.com | |
Biography
Alvin Lee was born in Nottingham and attended Margaret Glen-Bott School in Wollaton. [1] He became interested in music, listening to the records of parents with recordings of jazz and blues artists. A great influence on Alvin had the game of such guitarists as Chuck Berry and Scotty Moore . Alvin himself began playing the guitar from the age of 13. In 1960, begins to collaborate with Leo Lyons. The result of this collaboration will be the formation of Ten Years After .
In 1969, he performed with the group at the famous Woodstock festival. The performance of Ten Years After was one of the highlights of the festival.
In 2009, British classic Rock magazine included Alvin on the list of the greatest guitarists of all time .
In the song “Time does not wait”, the group Chayf mentions Alvin Lee, who toured in Moscow.
Lee died on March 6, 2013 in Spain at the age of 68. According to information from his website, he died from "unforeseen complications after conventional surgery." [2] [3] [4]
Notes
- ↑ Guitarist Alvin Lee dies at 68 (English) (March 6, 2013). Date of treatment March 11, 2019.
- ↑ Ten Years After's Alvin Lee dies | MusicRadar . Date of treatment March 6, 2013. Archived March 10, 2013.
- ↑ Ten Years After Singer And Guitarist Alvin Lee Dies Aged 68 - Stereoboard UK . Date of treatment March 6, 2013. Archived March 10, 2013.
- ↑ Alvin Lee von Ten Years After verstorben . Date of treatment March 6, 2013. Archived March 10, 2013.