Northport NY - M.C. Records is proud to announce the signing of Sacred Steel sensation, The Lee Boys. The band's first recording for the label, Live On The East Coast will be released on April 19 worldwide. This marks the bands first release since 2012's Testify. This album presents live performances recorded at three 2018 concerts: Rives Theater, Martinsville Virginia, Suwannee Roots Festival in Live Oak Florida and Allan Laws "Thanksgathering" in Winston Salem North Carolina. Throughout Live On The East Coast, you'll hear the band's unique gumbo of soul, funk, blues and R&B. Several songs have never appeared on any previous Lee Boys' release.
The band’s dexterity with multiple genres is its strongest point; it combines folk, soul, funk, blues, country and gospel into upbeat, steel guitar-led performances that can’t help but inspire secular and sacred revelry. BillboardThe Lee Boys have been bringing their joyful noise around world for over 15 years. The band has performed in Canada, Switzerland, France, and Thailand. In the U.S., The Lee Boys have played some of the most important Festivals in the U.S. including The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival twice, most recently in 2018. They have also performed at Memphis in May, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Telluride Blues and Brews, The Philadelphia Folk Festival and Merle Fest. The Lee Boys have performed on the syndicated radio programs, E-Town and Mountain Stage and the always fun, Jam in the Van.
The Lee Boys were raised in the “sacred steel” tradition. Their father, Elder R. E. Lee, was a House of God pastor and their uncle, Lorenzo Harrison, was the steel guitarist who defined the howling, wah-drenched praise music of the Church of the Living God. As Elder Lee’s sons matured as musicians in the church he pastored in Perrine, about 12 miles south of Miami, Florida, their house of worship earned a reputation as home to some of the hottest and most spirit-filled services in the House of God.
Sadly, Alvin, Keith and Derrick’s brother, Glenn, died of cancer in 2000, just as the Lee Boys were beginning to present their vibrant musical tradition to an international public audience. Alvin was determined to keep their family’s music alive and take it outside the four walls of the church. Today, the Lee Boys band is Alvin Lee; guitar, backup vocal and band leader; Keith Lee, lead vocal; Derrick Lee, lead vocal; their nephew Alvin “Little Al” Cordy, Jr., six-string bass, lead and backup vocal; nephew Earl “Big Easy” Walker, drums; and Chris Johnson, pedal-steel guitar. Born into a family of Pentecostal church musicians and thoroughly familiar with House of God music, Chris is dedicated to continuing the Lee Boys reputation of playing eclectic, soulful music that incorporates elements of rock, country, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, funk and more—always with that unmistakable Lee Boys sound.