Leee John

Leee John (born John Leslie McGregor, June 23, 1957, Hackney, London) of St Lucian descent, is a British musician and actor. He was educated in New York, later studying drama at the Anna Scher Theatre School.

Career

He was working as a backing singer when he met Ashley Ingram (born birth date and age|1960|11|27, Northampton, England) a guitarist/bassist. They formed a songwriting partnership, resolving to start their own 'slinky, sexy and erotic' group, working in a short-lived band called Fizzz.Fact|date=May 2007

Together with Ashley Ingram and Errol Kennedy (born birth date and age|1953|6|9, Montego Bay, Jamaica) they formed Imagination, a three piece soul music band from the United Kingdom in the early 1980s.

Their hit "Body Talk" reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1981. Their biggest hit, "Just an Illusion", peaked at number two in March 1982. The trio frequently appeared on "Top of the Pops" and other pop music programmes.

Despite not being an actor, Leee John made a guest appearance on "Doctor Who" in the story "Enlightenment" in 1983. He replaced an actor who had dropped out at short notice.Fact|date=May 2007 The group in the UK waned but they continued to perform, tour and record until the early 1990s. John went back to acting, but recently resurfaced in the reality TV show "Reborn in the USA" alongside other singers such as Elkie Brooks and Tony Hadley.

In 2005 John released a jazz album, "Feel My Soul" on Candid Records featuring a mixture of jazz standards, and original compositions. Since the album's release John has been touring the UK and Europe with his jazz quartet, as well as performing with Imagination. In 2007, he submitted the track "Trust My Heart" for Ian Levine's album "Northern Soul 2007".

External links

* [http://www.leeejohn.com/discography/index.htm Discography from Leee John's personal website]
* [http://www.feelmysoul.co.uk Feel My Soul website]