LEE MALLORY: Lee Mallory/Live@the Hotel Utah vol. 1&2

Lee Mallory

Lee Mallory/Live@the Hotel Utah vol. 1&2

© 2003 Lee Mallory

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The songs of Lee Mallory, singer/songwriter, 12-string guitar master (and his favorite songwriters) performed live at the fabled Hotel Utah in San Francisco.

notes

Lee Mallory (1945 - 2005) was born in Berkeley, California. He lit out for Disneyland at age 10 in his Davy Crockett
regalia, making his way alone to Oakland Airport via
public transportation, stopped only by airport
security.

When the guitar found Lee it was love at first sight.
He ran away from home for good at age 16 to live the
rest of his life as a musician.

Lee's 1966 single, "That's The Way It's Gonna Be"
reached #1 in Amsterdam and #2 in Seattle. It was
recently re-released on Rhino Records compilation,
"Hallucinations". "Take My Hand", his second single is
included in Rhino's compilation, "Come To The
Sunshine."

Music was Lee's life. Along with Jerry Scheff, Lee founded 1960s Sunshine Pop supergroup, The Millennium, produced by band-member Curt Boettcher. Millennium, consisting of Mallory, Boetcher, Joey Stec, Mike Fennelly and Sandy Salisbury, enjoyed an international revival at, you guessed it, the millennium.

Eventual-lee, the circus ran away to join Lee in the
form of the first national road company of "Hair",
where he was the only performer in history to have
served as a singer/dancer and guitarist (lead).

Ultimate-lee became a master of the 12-string guitar
who played and sang with love and utopian vision.

Lee Mallory was honored on his 60th birthday with a
proclamation of Lee Mallory Day by the San Francisco
Board of Supervisors. This is the first known holiday
celebrating a singer-songwriter. (It falls on January
10th - mark your calendars in perpetuity).

--Lee Mallory
www.leemallory.com
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After Lee passed away, Nina Jo contacted Tommy Roe to see if he remembered Lee. Lee's first studio session was on Hooray For Hazel. Here's what Tommy Roe had to say about Lee Mallory:

Hi Nina:
I surely do remember Lee..Great guy, great song writer... We were all so young in the mid sixties, with dreams of music success, and I believe we were lucky to be around when so much great music was being written, and recorded. Lee was definitely a part of that experience, and contributed to all the beautiful memories I have of that magical period.

Thanks for your e-mail, and I wish you all the best.
Tommy
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  • The only cd to feature Lee Mallory's 12-string mastery
    author: Nina Jo Smith, Redwood River Music

    Lee Mallory is known as a founder of the 1960s California Sound. His early work demonstrates unmatched vocal versatility and fine songwriting. Lee Mallory later became the heart, soul and chord-master of The Millennium supergroup. Although this live cd lacks the production quality of Lee's early studio work. It is the one and only album to feature the 12-string mastery Lee achieved during his final decade. And vocally, remarkably, the man never could hit a wrong note.

  • classic songwriting with a psychedelic folk twist - a great listen.
    author: Crystal Eastman

    Lee Mallory's trademark 12-string sound and ability to write and cover meaningful songs warms my heart. I love listening to these tunes because they remind me of the American wandering spirit (there must be a spirit like that). Lee was right: everything is alright now.

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