Curtis Lee

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Curtis Lee (born 28 October 1941, Yuma, Arizona, U.S.) is an American singer of the early 1960s, and twice over, one of the beneficiaries of 1961 productions by Phil Spector.

These were "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" (U.S. Top 10) and "Under the Moon of Love" (U.S. Top 50). In the UK, "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" was a minor hit record, going no higher than #47 in 1961.

Lee began his recording career in 1959, and the following year was signed by Dunes Records. Handsome and photogenic, Lee had a vocal approach close to the teen idols of the period. Spector's genius with the productions, besides his deft handling of the instrumental support, was to provide fills with strong doo-wop riffing from an R&B vocal group, The Halos, to produce two classic rock and roll tunes. The Halos appeared on "Pretty Little Angel Eyes", and would achieve further recognition by backing up Barry Mann on "Who Put The Bomp".^[1]

Without Spector's guiding hand, Lee's hits dried up.

It had been rumored that Curtis Lee died some years back however that has never been substantiated.Witch soon was proven to be false.

Curtis Lee is not to be confused with Lee Curtis (Peter Flannery, from The Allstars), the singer from England. He adopted the adapted name.^{[citation needed]}

"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" has been covered by the British horror-punk group, Zombina and the Skeletones.