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| name = John Lees |
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| background = solo_singer |
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| birth_name = John Lees |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|1|13|df=y}} |
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| origin = [[Oldham]], Lancashire, England |
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| instrument = guitar |
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| genre = [[classic rock]]<br/>[[progressive rock]] |
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| occupation = musician |
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| years_active = 1960's – present |
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| label = [[Harvest Records|Harvest]], [[Polydor]] |
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| associated_acts = [[Barclay James Harvest]] |
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'''John Lees''' (born 13 January 1947, [[Oldham]], Lancashire) is an English musician who founded the rock band [[Barclay James Harvest]].<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2765 JOHN LEES music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=655 BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/bjh-biog.htm Barclay James Harvest Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Educated at Robin Hill Secondary Modern and [[Breeze Hill School]], Lees had no formal musical education, but took up playing the guitar when he was fourteen. Lees went on to study at Oldham School Of Art, where he met [[Woolly Wolstenholme|Stuart 'Woolly' Wolstenholme]] in 1964. They played together in ''The Sorcerers'', playing [[Eddie Cochran]]-style [[rock and roll]], and in ''The Blues Keepers'', before forming [[Barclay James Harvest]] in 1967. He recorded a solo album, ''A Major Fancy'', in 1972, but the release of this was tied up when the band changed [[record label]]. It was not released until 1977.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He also recorded a solo single for Polydor in 1974, a cover of [[The Eagles]] track "[[Best of My Love (Eagles song)|Best of My Love]]".<ref name=autogenerated1 /> In 1998, musical differences saw the members of Barclay James Harvest agree to take a sabbatical. Lees again met up with Wolstenholme and formed '''Barclay James Harvest Through The Eyes of John Lees''', and this band became '''John Lees' Barclay James Harvest'''. |
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Lees worked as a Music Technician at [[Crompton House|Crompton House Church of England High School]], involved with the production of the [[GCSE]] and [[Advanced Level (UK)|A Level]] students' Music and Music Technology coursework from 2006 until 2012, when he retired. He was often involved in musical productions. Lees also enjoys reading, his favourite books being [[Graham Greene]]’s "A Burnt Out Case", science fiction novels (especially those of [[Ray Bradbury]]) and poetry. His hobbies include photography and [[amateur radio]]. Lees currently lives in [[Saddleworth]], a [[civil parish]] in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham]] with his wife, Olwen, and they have two children, Esther Jane (born 28 July 1980) and John Joseph (who shares his father’s birthday, being born on 13 January 1986), plus various pets including an [[African Grey Parrot]] called Fritz.<ref>[http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/bjh-biog.htm#john Barclay James Harvest Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| NAME =Lees, John |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British musician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =13 January 1947 |
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[[Category:1947 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:English rock guitarists]] |
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[[Category:People from Oldham]] |
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[[Category:Music in Oldham]] |
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[[Category:English singer-songwriters]] |
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[[Category:Harvest Records artists]] |
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