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Virtuoso guitar player Kendall Lee heard
the Beatles when he was 7 and immediately got a guitar and began to play by ear
with friends. "When I heard Paul McCartney scream, I said 'I want to do
that'", he says grinning his trademark mega-watt smile. By the time he was
in high school Kendall was a featured musician in local bands as well as a
football star at Corvallis ( Oregon ) High School.
From 1977-79, Kendall studied guitar at
the Berkeley College of Music in Boston . A broken wrist prevented him from
finishing his third year, but it didn't stop him from continuing music.
Eventually his 5-piece band Main Sail
caught the attention of the music director for vocalist Linda Carter, better
known as Wonder Woman, who offered them a job as her back-up band. From 1982-88,
Lee toured the world with the Linda Carter band, performing in all the casino
towns and opening for such stars as Rich Little, George Burns, the Smothers
Brothers, and Arsenio Hall. He performed on the Johnny Carson show a couple of
times, and played for Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, as well as for Prince Rainier
in Monte Carlo . "We got to live our dream," he says.
By 1988, however, Kendall had had enough
of the big time, with its erratic work schedule and endless travel. He decided
to return to Corvallis , Oregon where he hooked up with musician friends in the
popular local band Fat Chance. When that band dissolved after several years, he
accepted an invitation to play guitar with Neal Gladstone & Co.
" Kendall 's ability to play in
such a variety of styles helps me create the sound I'm going for in each
song," says Neal. "He's tasty, he's professional, and he's one of the
most talented guys I've ever played with."
Now
Kendall has also joined forces with the Fate 55 band. Kendall mentioned
that "He always wanted to play in a rock band," So we invited
Kendall to sit in with us one night and the magic exploded. Now we are
pleased to announce his joining forces with us to rock the world in Fate55.
So please Welcome him at your earliest opportunity.
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