Geddy Lee
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(30th Anniversary tour photo 2004)
Gary Lee Weinrib OC (b. July 29, 1953, Toronto, Ontario), Canadian musician, is best known as Geddy Lee, the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the progressive rock group Rush. An award-winning musician, Lee's style and technique on the bass guitar have proven very influential in the rock and heavy metal genres, inspiring (by their own accounts) such players as Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, John Myung of Dream Theater, Les Claypool of Primus, Cliff Burton of Metallica, and countless others.
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Milan, Italy (September 21, 2004)
Released 1981, Anthem Records LP(ANR 1-1036) Features Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis) Geddy is also a devoted baseball fan who performed "O Canada" at the 1993 MLB All-Star game, and has taken batting practice with (the team that was, at the time, known as) the California Angels (circa 1992). He and his mother were recently (Aug., 2004) featured (http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=4075) in the Canadian Jewish News.
Along with his colleagues Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, Lee was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio were the first rock musicians so honoured.
Awards
- Bass Hall of Fame - Guitar Player Magazine
- 6 time winner: "Best Rock Bass" - Guitar Player Magazine
- 1993 - "Best Rock Bass Player" Bass Player readers' poll
| Rush |
| Geddy Lee | Alex Lifeson | Neil Peart | John Rutsey |
| Original studio albums |
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| Rush | Fly by Night | Caress of Steel | 2112 | A Farewell to Kings | Hemispheres | Permanent Waves | Moving Pictures | Signals | Grace Under Pressure | Power Windows | Hold Your Fire | Presto | Roll the Bones | Counterparts | Test for Echo | Vapor Trails |
| Other studio records |
| Not Fade Away | Feedback |
| Live albums |
| All The World's a Stage | Exit...Stage Left | A Show of Hands | Different Stages | Rush in Rio |
| Compilations |
| Archives | Chronicles | Retrospective I | Retrospective II | The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 |
| Side projects |
| Burning For Buddy | Burning For Buddy, Vol. 2 | Victor | My Favorite Headache |