Bassists · 1928–2023

Bill Lee

American musician and composer (1928–2023)

Born: 23 July 1928
Snow Hill
Died: 24 May 2023
Brooklyn
Country: United States
Active: 1952–2023
Record labels: Columbia Records
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Bill Lee was a jazz musician who played double bass and bass guitar. Bill Lee was born on 23 July 1928 in Snow Hill and died on 24 May 2023 in Brooklyn. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records.

William James Edwards Lee III (July 23, 1928 – May 24, 2023) was an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, his compositions for jazz percussionist Max Roach, and his session work as a "first-call" musician and band leader to many of the twentieth-century's most significant musical artists, including Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Strayhorn, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger, among many others.

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