Lee Underwood is an American musician and journalist who played lead guitar with
Tim Buckley
Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. He began his career based in folk rock, but subsequently experimented with genres such as psychedelia, jazz, the avant-garde, and funk paired with his ...
for most of Buckley's career.
Career
Underwood appeared on seven of the nine studio albums Buckley recorded during his brief life and on several posthumous albums, including ''Live in London'', ''Greetings From West Hollywood'', and ''Live at the Troubadour 1969'', on each of which he played both piano and guitar. He appeared on the DVD ''
Tim Buckley: My Fleeting House'', discussing Buckley's development from folk to jazz to avant-garde.
From 1975 to 1981, Underwood lived in Los Angeles and worked as West Coast editor for ''
DownBeat
''DownBeat'' (styled in all caps) is an American music magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm that it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1 ...
'' magazine.
He also wrote for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine and ''The Los Angeles Times''.
In 1990 he quit writing for magazines and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He recorded the album ''California Sigh'' as a guitarist and the albums ''Phantom Light'' and ''Gathering Light'' as a pianist.
He wrote the biography ''
Blue Melody: Tim Buckley Remembered'' and three books of poetry: ''Timewinds'', ''Diamondfire'', and ''Into Light''.
He co-wrote ''Inside Paul Horn: The Spiritual Odyssey'' and liner notes for Tim Buckley's albums.''
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Discography
* Northern Pacer 142 (1985)
* ''California Sigh'' (1988)
* ''Phantom Light'' (2003)
* ''Gathering Light'' (2009)
With Tim Buckley
* ''
Tim Buckley
Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. He began his career based in folk rock, but subsequently experimented with genres such as psychedelia, jazz, the avant-garde, and funk paired with his ...
'' (Elektra, 1966)
* ''
Goodbye and Hello'' (Elektra, 1967)
* ''
Happy Sad'' (Elektra, 1969)
* ''
Blue Afternoon
''Blue Afternoon'' is the fourth studio album by Tim Buckley, released in November 1969. It is Tim Buckley's first self-produced record and his debut for Herb Cohen and Frank Zappa's label Straight Records. The album used the same group of mus ...
'' (Straight, 1969)
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Starsailor'' (Straight, 1970)
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Lorca'' (Elektra, 1970)
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Sefronia'' (Discreet, 1973)
References
Living people
Jazz writers
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
American lead guitarists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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