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THE EARLY YEARS
TEN YEARS AFTER
AND BEYOND
There is nothing quite so exhilarating as a rock guitarist who knows what he’s doing. The electric guitar is an instrument capable of an astonishingly wide range - and Alvin Lee understands it like few ever have."
- Patrick MacDonald, Seattle Times
Born in Nottingham England, ALVIN LEE began playing guitar age 13 and formed the core of the band Ten Years After by aged 15. 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.
The Jaybirds, as Lee’s early band was called, were popular locally and had success in Hamburg, Germany, following the Beatles there in 1962. But it wasn’t until the band moved to London in 1966 and changed its name to TYA that international success beckoned. The band secured a residency at the legendary Marquee Club, and an invitation to the famous Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival in 1967 led to their first recording contract. The self-titled debut album surprisingly received play on San Francisco’s underground radio stations and was enthusiastically embraced by listeners, including concert promoter Bill Graham, who invited the band to tour America for the first time in the summer of 1968. Audiences were immediately taken Lee’s distinctive, soulful, rapid-fire guitar playing and the band’s innovative mix of blues, swing jazz and rock, and an American love affair began. TYA would ultimately tour the USA 28 times in 7 years, more than any other U.K. band.
Appearing at the famed Woodstock Festival, Lee’s virtuoso performance was one of the highlights and remains today a standard for many other guitarists. Captured on film in the documentary of the festival, his inspired playing catapulted him into superstardom, and soon the band was playing arenas and stadiums 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 great 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. A year later, in response to a dare, Lee formed Alvin Lee & Company to play a show the Rainbow in London and released it as a double live album, In Flight. An energetic mix of rhythm & 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". They were far more than that and various members of the band continued on with Lee for his next two albums, Pump Iron and Let it Rock. He finished out the 70s with a powerhouse trio he called Ten Years Later who also released two albums, Ride On and Rocket Fuel, and toured extensively throughout Europe and the United States.
The 80s brought another change in Lee’s direction, with two albums that were strong collaborations with Rarebird’s Steve Gould and an extensive tour with the Rolling Stones’ Mick Taylor joining his band.
Lee’s overall musical output includes more than 20 albums, including 1985’s Detroit Diesel and the back to back 90s collections of Zoom and 1994 (I Hear You Rocking). Guest artists on both albums include George Harrison, whose brilliant slide guitar perfectly complements Lee’s lead. Their duet on 1994’s The Bluest Blues led one reviewer to call it "the most perfect blues song ever recorded."
Lee’s newest album was recorded with rock and roll legends Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. Titled "Alvin Lee in Tennessee", it’s an upbeat selection of songs that are timely and forward looking, yet borrow from his beloved 50s rock and roll. There’s even a new version of his signature song, I’m Going Home, performed here, according to Lee "as it always should have been". With this CD and an extensive U.K. tour, the legend of Alvin Lee continues.
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"Inspired by the classic guitar driven blues rock of the late 60's
and 70's, UK power trio Devils Creek seem intent on keeping alive the
time honored tradition first forged by greats such as Rory Gallagher,
Alvin Lee and Ten Years After and Status Quo years ago.
Formed in 2006, led by guitarist/vocalist Guy Rosewall, featuring a
crack rhythm section in bassist Tim Chapple and drummer Alan Ibbotson,
their 2008 debut album 'Bullfrog Blues' combined a classic approach
with an attack favored by heavy rock, particularly evident in the ultra
heavy bass sound not normally heard in the genre.
Featuring a hard driving electric version of Rory Gallagher's "Seven
Days" which would surely make the late great Irish guitarist proud, the
entire offering is a solid testament to the enduring power and
influence of blues inflected rock - especially the variety in which a
wailing Fender Strat comes front and center.
Now in the middle of sessions for their second studio album, several
tracks being already available for preview on the band's MySpace page
it's quite clear based on the fresh evidence on display that these
three aren't likely to stray from their vision any time in the
foreseeable future" - (Nightwatcher's House of Rock November 2009)
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