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Will Lee was born on 8 September, 1952 in San Antonio, TX, is an American bassist (born - September 8th 1952). Discover Will Lee'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 71 years old?
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8 September, 1952 |
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San Antonio, TX |
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United States
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Will Lee Height, Weight & Measurements
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Will Lee Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Will Lee worth at the age of 71 years old? Will Lee’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United States. We have estimated Will Lee's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Will Lee is an American bassist known for his work on the Late Show with David Letterman as part of the CBS Orchestra and before that "The World's Most Dangerous Band" when Letterman hosted the NBC "Late Night" show.
Lee has recorded and toured with many artists.
He appeared on the Mark & Clark Band's hit record Worn Down Piano.
Lee played in the New York "24th Street Band" which had great success in Japan, giving him a solo artist career that yielded him a top 5 single.
Most recently, his solo CD entitled OH! reached the #1 position on the "Jazz Beyond" chart there.
In 1982, Lee became one of the original members of The World's Most Dangerous Band, the house band on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman.
He holds the distinction of playing with Paul Shaffer, on both Late Night and the Late Show, longer than any other member of the CBS Orchestra.
Before the Late Show began taping, he often tossed out guitar picks to the audience as souvenirs.
He performs with his Beatles tribute band, The Fab Faux, which he co-founded in 1998.
Lee was greatly influenced to pursue music because of his parents.
His father, William Franklin Lee III played piano, trumpet and the upright bass professionally.
Lee's mother Lois sang with big bands.
Lee took up drums after seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, and by the time he was 12 had formed his first band in Miami.
The band members each earned $6 a night playing the popular surfing tunes characteristic of the 60s.
With the great numbers of drummers in Miami, Lee shifted to bass, an instrument that offered more opportunities.
Lee was part of a succession of bands including top 40 bands with names like "Chances R" "The Loving Kind", and "Green Cloud."
Lee studied French horn for a year and then switched to a bass major.
After classes, he worked on bass fundamentals listening to not only the Beatles, but also Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Miller, The Rascals, Motown, Sly & the Family Stone, among others.
He would put it all into practice six sets a night playing with various local bands, including a horn band called "Goldrush."
Lee then went to New York City.
Trumpeter Randy Brecker called Lee out of class one day and invited him to audition for jazz-rock group Dreams.
He won the part and played on the album Imagine My Surprise as a bassist and vocalist.
After Dreams disbanded, Lee's career as a session musician flourished, and he toured with many artists.
On the May 13, 2015 episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, as Letterman was interviewing Paul Shaffer, Shaffer gave recognition to the members of his band, and lastly mentioned Lee as the "man has been with us on bass since the first night we were on Late Night, Will Lee."
Lee uses the Sadowsky Will Lee model, 4 and 5-string Fender Jazz-style basses with a narrower nut width of 1.45" [37mm] instead of the usual 1.5" [38mm], 22 frets and a Hipshot D-tuner.
This is the only instrument offered by Sadowsky that has a midrange control, an on-off toggle switch selectable between 500hz and 800hz.
The bass was built for him by Roger Sadowsky and has now become a production model within the line of Sadowsky basses.
With The Brecker Brothers
On January 20, 2016 Lee played bass with Christopher Cross at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX at a taping for Austin City Limits.