| LC control no. | n 92005760 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.L417 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Lee, Geddy |
| Variant(s) | Weinrib, Gary Lee Lee, Gordon, 1953 July 29- |
| See also | Corporate body: Rush (Musical group) |
| Biography/History note | Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953), known professionally as Geddy Lee, is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined what would become Rush in September 1968, at the request of his childhood friend Alex Lifeson, replacing original bassist and frontman Jeff Jones. Lee's first solo effort, My Favourite Headache, was released in 2000. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geddy_Lee> |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Birth date | 1953-07-29 |
| Place of birth | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Rock music Bass guitar Keyboards (Music) Singing |
| Profession or occupation | Bass guitarists Keyboard players Singers |
| Found in | His Signals [SR] p1982: container insert (Geddy Lee) Wikidata via Wikipedia, November 29, 2016 (Geddy Lee; award received: Officer of the Order of Canada; sex or gender: male; VIAF identifier: 70580591; ISNI: 0000000073754306; occupation: singer, bassist, keyboardist, musician, pianist; member of: Rush; date of birth: +1953-07-29T00:00:00Z; place of birth: Toronto; alias: Gary Lee Weinrib) <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q320895> LAC internal file, July 22, 2019 (heading: Lee, Geddy; variants: Lee, Gordon; Weinrib, Gary) |
| National bib agency no. | 0008C6719E |
| Associated language | eng |
| Quality code | nlc |
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