Arthur Lee (musician)

Arthur Lee is the enigmatic and volatile frontman, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the legendary Los Angeles psychedelic band Love, best known for the critically revered 1967 album, Forever Changes.

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Love - 1967 - Forever Changes

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Arthur Lee, like Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, is an L.A. musician who achieved greater popularity in England than in the U.S.A..

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Brian Wilson - The Beach Boys - L.A. - England - U.S.A.

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Lee was born either Arthur Lee Porter or Arthur Taylor Porter, on 7 March, 1945, in Memphis, Tennessee. The family moved to Los Angeles, California when Lee was young. He says he was exposed to and inspired by all kinds of music.

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7 March - 1945 - Memphis, Tennessee - Los Angeles - California

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He has often been compared to Syd Barrett and Roky Erickson. Barrett, early on in his brief pop star phase of his life, freely let it be known that Love was an influence on his band, Pink Floyd.

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Syd Barrett - Roky Erickson - Pink Floyd

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