Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Genres Doo-wop, Pop music Role Singer | Name Curtis Lee Years active 1960–1968 | |
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Born October 28, 1939
Yuma, Arizona, U.S. ( 1939-10-28 ) Died January 8, 2015, Yuma, Arizona, United States Albums Pretty Little Angel Eyes Similar People Phil Spector, Boyce and Hart, The Paris Sisters, Bobby Lewis, Gary US Bonds | ||
Curtis lee beverly jean 1961 45 dunes 2008 london hlx 9445
Curtis Lee (October 28, 1939 – January 8, 2015) was an American singer of the early 1960s, who twice was one of the beneficiaries of 1961 productions by Phil Spector. These were "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" (U.S. #7) and "Under the Moon of Love" (U.S. #46).
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- Curtis lee beverly jean 1961 45 dunes 2008 london hlx 9445
- Curtis lee and the halos gee how i wish you were here beautiful doo wop ballad
- Career
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Curtis lee and the halos gee how i wish you were here beautiful doo wop ballad
Career
Born in Yuma, Arizona, Lee began his recording career in 1959. He traveled to New York in 1960 to cut a demo for Dunes Records. He wrote some songs with Tommy Boyce, in this period. Lee's first three singles were "Special Love", "Pledge of Love", and "Pretty Little Angel Eyes". In the UK, "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" was a minor hit record, peaking at No. 47 in 1961. "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" has been covered by Zombina and the Skeletones and Showaddywaddy.
Without Spector's influence, Lee's hits dried up. He went into the construction industry with his father in 1969. He died from cancer on January 8, 2015 in Yuma, Arizona, aged 75.