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He is a trombonist, trumpeter and saxophonist who appeared
as a performer on The Beatles Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. From 1971-1972 he would perform
with the Roy Young Band and aside from playing on their LP releases, he was
also with them when they backed Chuck Berry in concert for his recording of
the No. 1 "My Ding-a-Ling". In the latter half of the 1970s he became a member
of Fat Larry's Band, who formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1977. They disbanded in 1987 after the
untimely death of their leader Fat Larry James. O ther artists he has appeared with
are the group Hunters and Collectors and Tucky Buzzard. He died in Enfield, London.
Chuck Berry recordings
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
My Ding-a-Ling (Dave Bartholomew)
Sources:
- http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:John%20Lee:1927008089:page=discography:b=51?sort=date
- http://users.efortress.com/doc-rock/deadrock.html
- http://theband.hiof.no/albums/mr_funky.html
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