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Lee Rocker (Leon Drucker) was born on 3 August, 1961 in Long Island, New York, U.S., is an American double bass player (born 1961). Discover Lee Rocker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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Leon Drucker |
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Musician |
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62 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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3 August, 1961 |
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3 August |
Birthplace |
Long Island, New York, U.S. |
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United States
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Lee Rocker Height, Weight & Measurements
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Lee Rocker Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lee Rocker worth at the age of 62 years old? Lee Rocker’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United States. We have estimated Lee Rocker's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker, August 3, 1961) is an American musician.
He is a member of the rockabilly revival band Stray Cats.
He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker, the late former principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Naomi Drucker.
As a child, he played the cello and later learned bass guitar.
Lee Rocker was born Leon Drucker in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, in 1961.
He is the son of classical clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker.
His sister Roseanne is a country music singer-songwriter.
At age 12, Rocker picked up the electric bass but quickly developed a preference for playing the double bass as his instrument of choice.
He credits records by Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins for his new inclination "The slap bass on those records blew me away!"
The three of them formed the group Stray Cats in 1979.
McDonnell took on the stage name of "Slim Jim Phantom", and Drucker devised his own stage name to "Lee Rocker".
Rocker evolved his own style of slap-bass playing with the group.
Rocker and Stray Cats sold nearly 10 million albums and garnered twenty three gold and platinum certified records worldwide, and made them a mainstay on MTV.
In addition to Stray Cats, Lee Rocker, and Phantom, Rocker & Slick albums, Rocker has recorded or performed with Carl Perkins, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Keith Richards, John Fogerty, and Scotty Moore.
Rocker was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1982, as was his father, they are the second father-son duo to be nominated for a Grammy in the same year.
He is considered to be an influential upright bassist in rock and roll.
Accompanied by Slim Jim Phantom and guitarist Earl Slick, Rocker formed the band Phantom, Rocker & Slick and recorded two albums for EMI Records titled Phantom, Rocker & Slick and Cover Girl.
The song "Men Without Shame" landing Rocker back on MTV and in the charts.
He married his wife Deborah in 1989.
For Black Top Records, Rocker released the albums Big Blue (1994) and Atomic Boogie Hour (1995).
He has also recorded for Alligator Records.
He released the album, Bulletproof, in 2003.
His other albums included Black Cat Bone, released in August 2007, which featured Brophy Dale on guitar and Jimmy Sage on drums.
Buzz Campbell (Hot Rod Lincoln and Sha Na Na) joined the band three years prior and gave them a Gretsch guitar sound.
In 2011, Lee released an EP called The Cover Sessions which features cover versions of songs such as the John Lennon/Paul McCartney song "Come Together", Elton John's "Honky Cat", and the Allman Brothers song "Ramblin' Man".
In addition to recording and touring, Rocker has hosted a radio show on KXFM, Rumble and Twang with Lee Rocker.
Lee Rocker joined the cast of the Broadway hit Million Dollar Quartet as bassist Clayton Perkins, the brother of Sun Records recording artist Carl Perkins in a twelve-show run from January 21 through 31, 2011.
He topped off the show with a special encore performance with the cast and an appearance on New York Today.
Lee Rocker's latest band consists of Buzz Campbell (electric guitar & banjo), Larry Mitchel (drums), and Phil Parlapiano (piano, accordion, acoustic guitar).
Lee's latest album The Low Road was recorded live with his four-piece band at Daryl's House in Pawling, NY (a listening room venue owned by Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates).
In the fall of 2013, she launched her own eponymous fashion line.
They reside in Laguna Beach, California with their two children.
Rocker is a fan of the Lakers and the Angels.
The three of them played together regularly and widened their musical interests to include the blues and rockabilly.
Drucker also learned to play the double bass to incorporate the sounds of blues and rockabilly on the acoustic instrument.
Initially, it was released via physical prints of CD/DVDs & vinyl in December 2018.