Gene Lees
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1928 – 2010
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Who was Gene Lees?
Frederick Eugene John "Gene" Lees was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and former journalist. Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to the United States where he was a music critic and lyricist. His lyrics for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado", have been recorded by such notable singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall. Lees was married to his wife Janet in 1971.
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- Born
- Feb 8, 1928
Hamilton - Education
- Berklee College of Music
- Lived in
- Hamilton
- Died
- Apr 22, 2010
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on July 23, 2013
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