Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (born Michael Olsen on November 24, 1945 in Los Angeles ) is an American singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Life
Lee Michaels started his career with the surfing group The Sentinals in San Luis Obispo . He later moved to San Francisco where he joined the group The Family Tree. In 1967 he signed a recording deal with A&M Records and released his debut album Carnival of Life in 1968 . Another 9 albums followed in the following years. In 1975 Lee Michaels retired from the public. On December 19, 1968, he married the actress Mary Hughes and had two children.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1969 | Lee Michaels |
US53 (26 weeks) US |
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| 1970 | Barrel |
US51 (19 weeks) US |
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| 1971 | 5th |
US16 (36 weeks) US |
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| 1972 | Space and first takes |
US78 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1973 | Lee Michaels Live |
US135 (8 weeks) US |
|
| Nice day for something |
US172 (5 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1968: Carnival of Life
- 1968: recital
- 1974: Tailface
- 1975: Saturn Rings
Singles
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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US
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| 1971 | Do You Know What I Mean 5th |
US6 (17 weeks) US |
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| Can I Get A Witness 5th |
US39 (9 weeks) US |
literature
- Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
- Toni Brown, Lee Abraham: Relix: The Book: The Grateful Dead Experience. Backbeat Books 2009, ISBN 1-617-13414-7 .
Web links
- Lee Michaels on Discogs (English)
- Lee Michaels at allmusic , accessed December 24, 2013
- Lee Michaels in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . P. 419.
- ↑ imdb.com: Mary Hughes. Retrieved December 24, 2013 .
- ↑ Lee Michaels, Biography (English). Retrieved December 24, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Michaels, Lee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olsen, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |