ArtistInfo

John Lees

voc, acg, *1947 GB, Oldham
Musician of Rock
A.k.a. Terry Bull (2)

John Lees (born 13 January 1947, Oldham, Lancashire) is an English musician who founded the rock band Barclay James Harvest.Educated at Robin Hill Secondary Modern and Breeze Hill School, Lees had no formal musical education, but took up playing the guitar when he was fourteen. Lees went on to study at Oldham School Of Art, where he met Stuart 'Woolly' Wolstenholme in 1964. They played together in The Sorcerers, playing Eddie Cochran-style rock and roll, and in The Blues Keepers, before forming Barclay James Harvest in 1967. He recorded a solo album, A Major Fancy, in 1972, but the release of this was tied up when the band changed record label. It was not released until 1977. He also recorded a solo single for Polydor in 1974, a cover of The Eagles track "Best of My Love". In 1998, musical

Instruments

• Vocals
• Acoustic guitar
• Electric guitar
• Guitar
• Backing Vocals

Genres

• Rock
• Pop
• Electronic

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