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In his mid twenties, John was a member of The Hard Luck Band - a local cover band popular in Riverside and Orange County California. [http://evboard.com/showthread.php?p=550060 EvBoard.com] | In his mid twenties, John was a member of The Hard Luck Band - a local cover band popular in Riverside and Orange County California. [http://evboard.com/showthread.php?p=550060 EvBoard.com] | ||
[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205050508/http://www.nightflying.com/ Nightflying Magazine] (Little Rock) asked John Lee to write a review of ''[[The Open Door]]'' from a dad's point of view for an upcoming issue. He was kind enough to post [[John Lee on The Open Door | the text of the article]] he did write (more of a story about the genesis of ''[[The Open Door]]'' than a review) on [[EvBoard|EvBoard.com]].<ref name=daddylee /> | [https://web.archive.org/web/20061205050508/http://www.nightflying.com/ Nightflying Magazine] (Little Rock) asked John Lee to write a review of ''[[The Open Door]]'' from a dad's point of view for an upcoming issue. He was kind enough to post[[John Lee on The Open Door | the text of the article]] he did write (more of a story about the genesis of ''[[The Open Door]]'' than a review) on [[EvBoard|EvBoard.com]].<ref name=daddylee /> | ||
For his sixtieth birthday, Amy surprised him with recording sessions, which later ended up on Amy's second solo album, ''[[Dream Too Much]]''.<ref name=dreamtoomuch /> He performed vocals, ukulele, guitar, banjo and dobro on the album, as well as wrote ''[[Little Bird]]'', ''[[The End of the Book]]'' and ''[[If You're a Star]]''.<ref name="dreamnotes" /> | On January 21, 2012, he introduced [[Evanescence]] in their show in their hometown Little Rock, which was recorded and televised for MTV World Stage.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krLs3vOOmxg Amy Lee's dad introduces Evanescence in Little Rock, AR] (January 2012)</ref> | ||
For his sixtieth birthday, Amy surprised him with recording sessions, which later ended up on Amy's second solo album, ''[[Dream Too Much]]''.<ref name="dreamtoomuch" /> He performed vocals, ukulele, guitar, banjo and dobro on the album, as well as co-wrote ''[[Little Bird]]'', ''[[The End of the Book]]'' and ''[[If You're a Star]]''.<ref name="dreamnotes" /> | |||
''[[Far From Heaven]]'' made him cry when Amy played ''[[The Bitter Truth]]'' to her family on Christmas 2020, as the song is dedicated to Robby, who passed away in 2018.<ref name=kerrang2021 /> | |||
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John Patrick Lee is the father to Amy Lee, Carrie Lee, Lori Lee and Robby Lee. He is a thirty-year veteran of radio and television with over a decade of experience in the Little Rock market. In addition to playing music, John is a big listener too, and spends a lot of time hanging out at the local record shops. John's love of music runs deep and with his wife Sara Cargill, who was a music major, he had instilled the love of music in his four children each of which play and sing. k1063radio.com
In his mid twenties, John was a member of The Hard Luck Band - a local cover band popular in Riverside and Orange County California. EvBoard.com
Nightflying Magazine (Little Rock) asked John Lee to write a review of The Open Door from a dad's point of view for an upcoming issue. He was kind enough to post the text of the article he did write (more of a story about the genesis of The Open Door than a review) on EvBoard.com.[1]
On January 21, 2012, he introduced Evanescence in their show in their hometown Little Rock, which was recorded and televised for MTV World Stage.[2]
For his sixtieth birthday, Amy surprised him with recording sessions, which later ended up on Amy's second solo album, Dream Too Much.[3] He performed vocals, ukulele, guitar, banjo and dobro on the album, as well as co-wrote Little Bird, The End of the Book and If You're a Star.[4]
Far From Heaven made him cry when Amy played The Bitter Truth to her family on Christmas 2020, as the song is dedicated to Robby, who passed away in 2018.[5]
References
- ↑ Lee, John (December 7, 2006). "Daddy Lee's Evanescence article". EvBoard. Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080324005109/http://www.evboard.com/daddy-lees-evanescence-article-35809.html.
- ↑ Amy Lee's dad introduces Evanescence in Little Rock, AR (January 2012)
- ↑ "AMY LEE - "Dream Too Much" EPK". YouTube. August 17, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk_aLfUp0nI.
- ↑ Dream Too Much (liner notes), 2016.
- ↑ Garner, George (March 10, 2021). "“I needed to face the abyss head on”: Evanescence’s Bitter Truth laid bare". Kerrang!. https://www.kerrang.com/features/i-needed-to-face-the-abyss-head-on-evanescences-bitter-truth-laid-bare/.
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