Lee Michaels
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Biography
[Edit]One of the most interesting second-division California psychedelic musicians, keyboardist Lee Michaels was one of the most soulful white vocalists of the late '60s and early '70s. Between 1968 and 1972, he released half a dozen accomplished albums on A&M that encompassed baroque psychedelic pop and gritty white (sometimes gospel-ish) R&B with equal facility. A capable songwriter, Michaels was blessed with an astonishing upper range, occasionally letting loose some thrilling funky wails. In 1971, he landed a surprise Top Ten single with "Do You Know What I Mean," one of the best and funkiest AM hits of the early '70s.
But Michaels was really much more of an album-oriented artist, from the time he began recording in the late '60s. Michaels started playing music in Southern California, where he was in a band with future members of Moby Grape, the Turtles, and Canned Heat. By the time he signed to A&M, however, he'd moved to San Francisco, joining the management stable of Matthew Katz (which also included, at various times, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, and It's a Beautiful Day). Michaels was unusual for a San Francisco act in that he relied mostly on an organ-based sound, especially after the first pair of albums, when for a time he played (live and in the studio) with the mammoth drummer "Frosty" as his only accompanist.
"Do You Know What I Mean," ironically, was a throwaway tune that Michaels wrote hurriedly. Though Lee himself didn't think much of it, the song was a first-rate blast of blue-eyed soul; around this time, the gospel influence that had often informed his sound came to the fore. His albums in the mid-'70s for Columbia, however, were both critical and commercial disappointments. Michaels moved to Hawaii for an extended retirement from the music business. In the early '80s he announced the forthcoming independent release of a new solo album entitled Absolute Lee, which finally saw distribution through One Way Records in 1996; however, little has been heard from him since.
Title: Heighty Hi - The Best Of
Artist: Lee Michaels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Carnival of Life
Artist: Lee Michaels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Space & First Takes (Remastered)
Artist: Lee Michaels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Psychedelic
Collections
Title: Go Green: Songs for Earth Day, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Go Green: Songs for Earth Day, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: UK House & Garage Vol.2
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Invincible (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1971
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Jazz Rock, Rock & Roll, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Country Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Psychedelic, Classical
Title: Get Ready, Here Come The '70s
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1971 CD1
Title: Sounds Of The Seventies: 1971
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop
Title: Super Hits Of The Seventies - Have A Nice Day, Volume 07
Genre: Rock
Title: Billboard Charts Top 1000 Hits 1970-1979 (CD2: 1971)
Genre: Industrial, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Gothic Rock, Grunge, Rock & Roll, Punk, Metal, Reggae, World Music, Country, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic, Indie, Hardcore, Symphonic
Title: Fading Yellow, Volume 7
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Title: BacauHouseMafia Vol. 21 (CD3)
Genre: House, Deep House, Electro House, Vocal Trance, Tech House, Club/Dance
Title: Hammond Organ In ROCK (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: The Blues For Yesterday Vol. 02 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues For Yesterday (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Melancholy Blues (CD3)
Title: The Blues For Yesterday (Vol. 03) (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: Blues Velour (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Velour (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Aesthetic Blues: Modern & Old Style (CD3)
Genre: Blues