Michael Lee (drummer)

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Michael Lee (born November 19, 1969 in Darlington , United Kingdom ; † November 24, 2008 there ; real name Michael Gary Pearson ) was a British drummer who played drums for The Cult , Thin Lizzy and Page & Plant , among others .

biography

After graduating from school, he worked as a salesman for some time. At 17 he played for the NWoBHM band Holosade , who signed a record deal with an independent label and released an album called Hell House . Shortly afterwards the band broke up.

In 1989 Michael Lee joined the Little Angels , replacing founding member Dave Hopper. He released with them the EP Too Posh to Mosh (1988), the debut album Don't Prey for Me (1989) and the successor Young Gods (1991). He had to leave the band after the 1991 tour when it was revealed that he had secretly auditioned for The Cult . At The Cult he only stayed for a single ( The Witch , 1992) and a soundtrack contribution for Buffy - The Vampire Killer . He was then fired along with the rest of the backing band from Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy . He then took part in both Page & Plant albums and as a session drummer.

Michael Lee had several engagements with Echo & The Bunnymen , Jeff Martin (ex- The Tea Party ), Ian Gillan and Thin Lizzy . He died on November 24, 2008 of an epileptic fit .

Discography (selection)

  • Holosade: Hell House (1988)
  • Little Angels: Too Posh To Mosh EP (1988)
  • Little Angels: Don't Prey for Me (1989)
  • Little Angels: Young Gods (1991)
  • The Cult: The Witch (Single, 1992)
  • Robert Plant: Fate of Nations (1993)
  • Page & Plant : No Quarter (1994)
  • Page & Plant: Walking into Clarksdale (1998)
  • Echo & The Bunnymen : Evergreen (1999)
  • Echo & The Bunnymen: What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999)
  • Kealer: My Own Worst Enemy (2003)
  • Jeff Martin: Exile and the Kingdom (2006)
  • Ian Gillan : Gillan's Inn (2006)
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss : Raising Sand (2007)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Holosade's biography  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on MusicMight@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.musicmight.com  
  2. ↑ Biography ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on a Little Angels fansite @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bigbadworld.net
  3. ↑ Lauren Pyrah: Guitar legend at funeral of drummer in Northern Echo on December 4, 2008

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personal data
SURNAME Lee, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pearson, Michael Gary (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British drummer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th November 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Darlington , UK
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 2008
Place of death Darlington , UK