Lee Aaron
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| Birth name | Karen Lynn Greening |
| Born | July 21, 1962 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Glam metal, Hard rock, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Songwriter, Musician |
| Associated acts | 2preciious Lee Aaron Project |
| Website | http://www.leeaaron.com/ |
Lee Aaron (born as Karen Lynn Greening on July 21, 1962 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. She had several hits with titles such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to my Body", and "Sex with Love". Aaron is now entirely devoted to jazz singing.
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[edit] Background
After starting her career in glam metal music, at 16 she joined a rock group named Lee Aaron in Brampton, Ontario. Aaron eventually kept the name and formed her new band. With that band when she released her first long play in 1982. John Albani, a guitar player in her band, helped her write the vast majority of the songs. "Buzz" Shearman , Bill Wade, Terry Juric, and Earl Johnson all former members of the Canadian rock band Moxy would all appear on her debut album called The Lee Aaron Project released in 1982. She then began touring in Europe - in England and Germany. In late 1983 she recorded her second album titled Metal Queen which was released in 1984.
She toured Europe regularly during the 1980s, where most of her early success was found. By 1990, she was considered a leading Canadian rock singer with the help of her 1989 Bodyrock album with sales of more than 200 000 units.[1]
In 1996, Aaron joined with three former members of the band Sons of Freedom in the one-off band 2preciious.
Lee and her husband John are the parents of two children. Their first, is a girl named Angella born June 7, 2004 and the latest addition to their family - Jett Forrester Cody - born January 7, 2006.
Also recently Lee Aaron has reissued most of her albums on CD through Unidisc Music Inc.
[edit] Discography
- The Lee Aaron Project (1982) Freedom
- Metal Queen (1984) Attic
- Call of the Wild (1985) Attic
- Lee Aaron (1987) Attic
- Bodyrock (1989) Attic
- Some Girls Do (1991)
- Powerline - The Best Of Lee Aaron (1992)
- Emotional Rain (1994)
- 2preciious (1996)
- Slick Chick (2000)
- Beautiful Things (2004)
[edit] Musicians
There have been several incarnations of the Lee Aaron Band. Many of her musicians played in the touring band, but not on her albums, and vice versa. The following is a partial list of some of the musicians who have appeared on Lee Aaron's albums.
- Frank Bartoletti (Guitar)- from SLASH PUPPET
- Dave Aplin (Guitar)- from Wrabbit
- Gene Stout (Bass)
- Rik Emmett (Guitar) - from Triumph
- Bill Wade (Drums) - from Moxy
- Rick Santers (Guitar) - from Santers
- Rick Lazaroff (Bass) - from Santers
- Mark Santers (Drums) - from Santers
- Buzz Shearman (Vocals) - from Moxy
- Earl Johnson (Guitar) - from Moxy
- Frank Soda (Guitar) - from Frank Soda Band
- Glen Gratto (Drums) - from Frank Soda Band
- Peter Crolly (Bass) - from Frank Soda Band
- John Albani (Guitar) - from Wrabbit
- George Bernhardt (Guitar)
- Jack Meli (Bass)
- Randy Infuso (Drums) - from Cinema Face
- Gary McCracken (Drums) - from Max Webster
- Chris Brockway (Bass) - from Wrabbit and Cinema Face
- Spyder Sinnaeve (Bass) -- from Streetheart and Red Rider
- Simon Brierley (Guitar)
- Jerry Mercer (Drums) - from April Wine
- Walter Zwol (Background Vocals)
- Dick Wagner Background Vocals)
- Bob Ezrin (Keyboards,Percussion) - Producer/Engineer for such heavyweights as Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel
- Randy Cooke (Percussion)
- Jimi "G" Gelcer (Keyboards,Vocals)
- David Roberts (Background Vocals)
- Scott Humhprey (Bass and Drum Programming)
- Matthew Gerrard (Bass) - (has gone on to write hit songs for Kelly Clarkson and Hilary Duff
- Phil Naro (Backing Vocals) - from Talas
- Rob Laidlaw (Bass)
- Andy Curran (Background Vocals) - from Coney Hatch
- Brian Allen (Background Vocals) - from Toronto
- Harold Hess (Background Vocals) - from Harem Scarem
- Lou Pomanti (Organ) - from Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Bruce Dies (Guitar) - from Winter Rose, a band best known for featuring James Labrie pre-Dream Theater
