Gene Lees | |
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Born | Frederick Eugene John Lees February 8, 1928 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Died | April 22, 2010 Ojai, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
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Spouses | Micheline Ducreux (m. 1956)Janet Suttle (m. 1971) |
Children | Philip Lees (1957-) |
Frederick Eugene John Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and 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" (released as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"), have been recorded by such singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall.[1]