RIP Alvin Lee

[BulbousMoses]

Alvin Lee of Ten Years After has passed away. Not a bass player but a great musician, just the same.

 

[kesslari]

Sad. RIP Alvin. They'll be rippin' it up in the heavenly host tonight.
He's going home.

 

[tangentmusic]

Yep.. Just heard. Routine surgery gone bad.

Great guitarist

"I'd Love To Change The World" too... RIP

 

[SirMjac28]

Sad. RIP Alvin. They'll be rippin' it up in the heavenly host tonight.
He's going home.

+1

 

[Buster Brown]

Sad. RIP Alvin. They'll be rippin' it up in the heavenly host tonight.
He's going home.

BIG +1

 

[bassinplace]

Oh man, that really sucks to hear. Ssssh was probably the first great blues rock album I heard as a kid. The album he did with Mylon LeFerve was a favorite too. I've been eyeballing the Ssssh album recently because I've been missing it. I'm gonna go pick up both of those.

 

[tat2jim]

Badass at Woodstock. RIP.

 

[burnunit]

Sorry to hear this - I really enjoyed his music as a teenager in the sixties. Cricklewood Green and StonedHenge were my favs. Like many of my generation, bands like Ten Years After were an introduction to the blues.

 

[Richland123]

R.I.P. to a great guitarist. I got see Ten Years After in the early 70s along with Wild Turkey (featuring bassist Glen Cornick previously with Jethro Tull), and Law. What a great concert. I still have the flyer and ticket stub.

 

[Lonesomedave]

.........

listen to Woodchopper's Ball on the UNDEAD album and you will truly understand what blazing, burning guitar is all about

 

[Laurie Bass]

I first heard of T.Y.A. when I was 15,(1972) I was always and still amazed at his giutar playing. Some lyrics from "Once there was a Time" R.I. P Alvin Lee

Once there was a time I'd rob my mama
For a good meal and a smoke
Once there was a time I'd sell my brother
For a dollar when I was broke

But I'd never sell my guitar
And my strings were always sharp
'Cause if I don't have a guitar
I'll be strumming on some angels harp

And if I don't get to heaven
And I go down there below
Better be a guitar when I get there
Or, I will refuse to go

Once there was a time I was hungry
And I'd find my food in some bin
But I'd never, never sell my guitar
'Cause that would, darling, that would be a sin

Heaven is Rockin right now...

 

[Ayce]

That's 3 famous (or infamous) people in the last couple of days.
William Moody (AKA Paul Bearer/Percy Pringle)
Chavez
Alvin Lee

R.I.P all.

 

[Laurie Bass]

Sorry to hear this - I really enjoyed his music as a teenager in the sixties. Cricklewood Green and StonedHenge were my favs. Like many of my generation, bands like Ten Years After were an introduction to the blues.

+ 1,000,000,000,000,000,000

It is a sad day for me.

 

[zfunkman]

Badass at Woodstock. RIP.

+1

 

[dalkowski]

Badass at Woodstock. RIP.

I will never, ever forget the impression that performance made on me first time I saw the movie. Didn't know him from Adam, but walked out of the theater a believer.

RIP, AL

 

[MEKer]

That's 3 famous (or infamous) people in the last couple of days.
William Moody (AKA Paul Bearer/Percy Pringle)
Chavez
Alvin Lee

R.I.P all.

Well,R.I.P. for two of them.

 

[Tassie Devil]

Gone too soon.
R. I. P. Alvin

 

[dtripoli]

Truly sad.
Saw Ten Years After twice in early '70's. Alvin was a monster on guitar and Leo Lyons was
brutal on bass, he would beat the strings like he was disciplining a bad dogs. I'm sure his bass had the road worn look at 3 months old.

 

[Tituscrow]

Badass at Woodstock. RIP.

Correct. TYA and Richie Havens stole the show IMO.

Bummer.

 

[FrednBass]