Country Boy

A Biography of Albert Lee
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7903-7
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 279 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 532 g

Best known for his unique musical style and blindingly fast hybrid picking technique, English guitarist Albert Lee is often referred to within the music industry as the “guitar player’s guitar player,” renowned for his work across several genres of music and for the respect that he has garnered from other industry giants.

This comprehensive biography tells the entire story of Lee’s long career and personal experiences, beginning with his upbringing in south London and his early experimentations with skiffle music (the British equivalent of American rockabilly). It covers Lee’s career in Chris Farlowe’s Thunderbirds and the British rock and country group Heads, Hands, and Feet, his move to the United States in the 1970s and his subsequent work with Eric Clapton, the Crickets, Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band, the Everly Brothers, and, more recently, with Bill Wyman and with Hogan’s Heroes. Lee’s career is set against the background of changes in popular music and shows how he, as a British artist with nomadic Romany roots, has influenced traditionally “American” musical genres. The work includes 66 photographs, many from Lee’s personal collection, two appendices, and an extensive bibliography.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watts, Derek

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Einzelne Künstler: Biographien, Monografien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments
- Foreword by Eric Clapton
- Introduction
- Prologue: A Stopping Place
- 1. The Blackheath Years
- 2. The Times They Are A-Changin
- 3. Parnes, Shillings and Pence
- 4. Learning the Game
- 5. Thunderbirds Are Go!
- 6. A Country Boy at Heart
- 7. Heads, Hands and Feet
- 8. California Dreaming
- 9. From a Deeper Well
- 10. Further on Up the Road
- 11. Walk Right Back
- 12. “A Band of Heroes”
- 13. All Kings Is Mostly Rapscallions
- Epilogue: A Stopping Place
- Appendix A: Albert Lee’s Family History
- Appendix B: Press Release from Ernie Ball Music Man, August 17, 1993
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Derek Watts lives in Lewes, East Sussex, England.