Vintage Will Lee

[Dr. Cheese]

I guess I am in a Will Lee mood today. This is him and Steve Lukather at Musician’s Institute in 1998.

 

[JRA]

he's such a fine player --- and fun, too!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

he's such a fine player --- and fun, too!

His talent runs so deep. I have heard he is the most recorded singer of all time (jingles) in addition to being a first call bassist. He definitely has front man ability. I wonder if ever wishes he had become a star. That said, he probably has as much money as a lot of stars.

 

[JRA]

His talent runs so deep. I have heard he is the most recorded singer of all time (jingles) in addition to being a first call bassist. He definitely has front man ability. I wonder if ever wishes he had become a star. That said, he probably has as much money as a lot of stars.

i'm sure that mr. lee does not want for much, if anything. and i agree: he's blessed with a multitude of musical talents.

 

[Bob_Ross]

I wonder if ever wishes he had become a star. That said, he probably has as much money as a lot of stars.

Probably more: Most stars don't have a ~45 year history of earning AFofM wages for nearly every gig they've done...and certainly not triple-scale for those last ~20 years.

 

[jerry]

His talent runs so deep. I have heard he is the most recorded singer of all time (jingles) in addition to being a first call bassist. He definitely has front man ability. I wonder if ever wishes he had become a star. That said, he probably has as much money as a lot of stars.

Will's career has outlasted a lot of the stars he recorded for and most pop stars only have a short shelf life, Will's career is coming up on a half century.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Will's career has outlasted a lot of the stars he recorded for and most pop stars only have a short shelf life, Will's career is coming up on a half century.

I certainly agree, I can only imagine that there are times when he would enjoy center stage.

 

[jerry]

I certainly agree, I can only imagine that there are when he would enjoy center stage.

In the late 70's Will Lee, Hiram Bullock and Steve Jordan gave it a shot. I saw them in NYC and they were popular in Japan.

 

[jerry]

 

[Watchootognbout]

Will Lee with Steve Khan.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

In the late 70's Will Lee, Hiram Bullock and Steve Jordan gave it a shot. I saw them in NYC and they were popular in Japan.

I absolutely love the sound Will Lee got back in the Seventies with his P-bass and phase shifter/flanger! I know the Jazz slap tone has superseded the Precision, but that chunky P-bass Funk tone is simply delightful.

 

[jerry]

Early pop-ish band with a killer lineup, 1971:

 

[jerry]

I absolutely love the sound Will Lee got back in the Seventies with his P-bass and phase shifter/flanger! I know the Jazz slap tone has superseded the Precision, but that chunky P-bass Funk tone is simply delightful.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Joe Cool with Will Lee.
Found out about this group on The Jazz Channel back in 2004

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I didn't know they had the VHS app back then.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Yeah! That’s what I’m talking about!

 

[RodneyM]

1998 is vintage?
Ouch, Dr. Cheese. LOL

 

[jerry]

Yeah! That’s what I’m talking about!

I bought my first flanger back in the day because I saw Will use one in a small club.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

1998 is vintage?
Ouch, Dr. Cheese. LOL

I got married in 1998. It was a very good year.

 

[Killing Floor]

OK. Who else used to stick their head to the TV to hear his riffs on Letterman? Just me? He snuck in some heavy playing when the band got loose.