Bill Lee
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Birth Name: William James Edwards Lee III
Born: 23 July 1928 Died: 24 May 2023
Country of origin: United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Susan Kaplan
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Bill Lee was a 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. He was also the father of legendary filmmaker Spike Lee.
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Movies
2. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Rating: | 119 Watched |
3. School Daze (1988)
Rating: | 57 Watched |