Following the success of his third album, Lee Michaels continued the path of a solo artist - solo meaning that most of the sounds on the record were primarily recorded by Lee alone. Organ (Hammond and pipe), piano, harpsichord, and organ bass create a heavy, dense foundation. Michaels had a unique sound, and along with his larynx-shredding vocals, the results are staggering. Aided by Joel Larson on drums, Michaels does a lot of covers on this record - including “Willie and the Hand Jive,” “Ya Ya,” and “Can I Get a Witness. Michaels renders them all in an infectious, gospel style. Th… read more
Following the success of his third album, Lee Michaels continued the path of a solo artist - solo meaning that most of the sounds on the record were … read more
Following the success of his third album, Lee Michaels continued the path of a solo artist - solo meaning that most of the sounds on the record were primarily recorded by Lee alone. Orga… read more
Lee Michaels (born Michael Olsen on November 24, 1945) is a pop/rocksinger-songwriter and business entrepreneur that was the 'next big thing' of the 70spop scene for a time. Born in Los Angeles, California, Michaels, also known as Mike Olsen, began his music career with The Sentinals, a San Luis-based surf rock group that included musicians Merrell Fankhauser and Johny Barbata (later of The Turtles and Jefferson Airplane). Michaels joined Barbata in The Strangers as well, a group led by Joel Scott Hill, before moving to San Francisco and taking in the experimentalrock s… read more
Lee Michaels (born Michael Olsen on November 24, 1945) is a pop/rocksinger-songwriter and business entrepreneur that was the 'next big thing' of the 70spop scene for a time. Bor… read more
Lee Michaels (born Michael Olsen on November 24, 1945) is a pop/rocksinger-songwriter and business entrepreneur that was the 'next big thing' of the 70spop scene for a time. Born in Los Angeles, California, Michaels, also k… read more