What did Love rocker Arthur Lee die from last August?
Arthur Lee, singer and guitarist of the influential 1960s band Love, has died in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia. A Memphis native who called himself the “first so-called black hippie”, Lee formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965. The multiracial band recorded three groundbreaking albums that fused rock, blues and psychedelia – the self-titled Love, Da Capo and Forever Changes. In the 1990s Lee spent time in prison for illegal possession of a firearm. But the singer made a triumphant comeback in 2002, touring the US and Europe with a new version of his classic band. Progressive rock Although the original members of Love were only together for two years, they typified West Coast progressive rock. The excess and bravura of the period is reflected on Da Capo, one side of which was taken up with a single song. The album, like its predecessor, was not a commercial success. But Forever Changes, the band’s next album, did reach the Top 30 in the UK. Conside
“His death comes as a shock to me because Arthur had the uncanny ability to bounce back from everything, and leukemia was no exception,” Mark Linn said in an email to Reuters. “He was confident that he would be back on stage by the fall.” Lee died on Thursday at about 5 p.m. EDT at Methodist University Hospital with his wife Diane at his side, Linn added. Sources: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1222955,00.
Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Arthur Lee and the group’s second songwriter, guitarist Bryan MacLean. One of the first racially diverse American pop bands, their music reflected different influences, combining elements of rock and roll, garage rock, folk and psychedelia. History [edit] 1963-1966 Lee, who had lived in Los Angeles since the age of five, had been recording since 1963 with his bands, the LAG’s and Lee’s American Four. He’d also produced a single, “My Diary”, for Rosa Lee Brooks in 1964 which included Jimi Hendrix on guitar.[1] A garage outfit, The Sons Of Adam, which included future Love drummer Michael Stuart, also recorded a Lee composition, “Feathered Fish”. However, after viewing a Byrds performance, Lee determined to join the newly minted folk-rock sound of the Byrds to his primarily R’n’B style. Soon after, he formed The Grass Roots with guitarist Johnny Echols (another Memphis nati
