My father was always playing this ethnic blues stuff around the house, and both my parents played. Then one day my father brought home Big Bill Broonzy, and there he was sitting in our living room playing, and blues was in my heart from the time I was 12 years old.
Alvin Lee was an English guitarist and singer best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the blues-rock band Ten Years After. Lee's fiery guitar playing and energetic performances made him a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s music scene. His influential style and virtuosic skills have inspired generations of guitarists.