Re: [bomp] BBC confirms Arthur Lee's death

[Michael Snider <lasciviumdei@xxxxxxxxx>]

All the greats are dying - 'tis sad 
  RIP Arthur 

Moparlary@aol.com wrote:
  
this from the BBC


Love singer Arthur Lee dies at 61 

Arthur Lee, singer and guitarist of the influential 1960s band Love, has 
died in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid 
leukaemia. 
A Memphis native who called himself the "first so-called black hippie", Lee 
formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965. 
The multiracial band recorded three groundbreaking albums that fused rock, 
blues and psychedelia - the self-titled Love, Da Capo and Forever Changes. 
In the 1990s Lee spent time in prison for illegal possession of a firearm. 
But the singer made a triumphant comeback in 2002, touring the US and Europe 
with a new version of his classic band. 
Progressive rock 




Although the original members of Love were only together for two years, they 
typified West Coast progressive rock. 
The excess and bravura of the period is reflected on Da Capo, one side of 
which was taken up with a single song. 
The album, like its predecessor, was not a commercial success. But Forever 
Changes, the band's next album, did reach the Top 30 in the UK. 
Considered by many as Lee's bold response to the Beatles' Sgt Pepper album, 
it remains one of the most enduring records of the period and has been named 
the 40th greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. 
After that highpoint the band lost momentum and went through many changes of 
line-up. Lee also recorded as a solo artist, with little success. 
His eccentric behaviour and fragile mental health drew comparisons to late 
Pink Floyd founder member Syd Barrett and led to his arrest and six-year 
incarceration. 
But his return to the limelight in recent years drew acclaim and 
recognition, his live performances of Forever Changes receiving glowing reviews. 

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