Bill Lee (musician)

Bill Lee (musician)

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Bill Lee


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = William James Edwards Lee III
Alias = William J.E. Lee
Born = birth date and age|1928|07|23 Snow Hill, Alabama, United States
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Instrument = Bass guitar
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Genre = Jazz
Occupation = composer, conductor, Actor
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Label = Columbia records
Associated_acts = Aretha Franklin, Odetta, Bob Dylan
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William "Bill" James Edwards Lee III [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Spike-Lee.html Spike Lee Biography (1956?-) ] ] (born July 23 1928) is an American musician. He has played the bass for many artists including Aretha Franklin, Odetta and Bob Dylan.

Lee was born in Snow Hill, Alabama, the son of Alberta G., a concert pianist, and Arnold W. Lee, a musician. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/95/Bill-Lee.html Bill Lee Biography (1928-) ] ] He is the father of film director Spike Lee(born 1957), photographer David Lee(born 1961), Actress Joie Lee(born 1962), and filmmaker Cinqué Lee(born 1966) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496881] ] and has composed original music for many of his son's films, including "She's Gotta Have It", "School Daze", "Do the Right Thing" and "Mo' Better Blues".

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