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May 25, 2023 · Bill Lee’s legacy . Lee was a prolific session musician who played bass with some of the greats of the 1960s and ‘70s. His bass can be heard on Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue ...
Born in Snow Hill, AL, on July 23, 1928, bassist Bill Lee was a prolific sideman and session player for numerous jazz, folk, and pop recordings, first in Chicago during the 1940s and '50s, then in New York from 1959.
May 24, 2023 · Bill Lee, the accomplished jazz musician who collaborated with the likes of Cat Stevens, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan is dead, according to multiple reports.
Nov 14, 2019 · There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Bill Lee (musician) (born 1928), American jazz musician and composer, father of Spike Lee 2) Bill Lee (singer) (1916–1980), American singer who voiced many Disney characters _____ 1 )William James Edwards "Bill" Lee III (born July 23, 1928) is an American musician.
William James Edwards Lee III (July 23, 1928 – May 24, 2023) was a jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, his compositions for jazz percussionist Max Roach, and his session work as a "first-call" musician and band leader to many of the twentieth-century's most significant musical artists, including Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Harry ...
Bill Lee, the father of film director Spike Lee, was a Jazz bassist and composer of folk operas. Bill Lee composed the scores for four of his son's films: She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), and Mo' Better Blues (1990).
May 24, 2023 · Bill Lee, Jazz Musician & Father of Director Spike Lee, Dies at 94. The elder Lee scored his son's early films, including 1989's Do the Right Thing.
