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Arthur Lee

American rock musician (1945–2006)
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Arthur Lee
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
March 7, 1945
Date of death
August 3, 2006
Place of birth
Memphis
Place of death
Memphis
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
singer, singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, vocalist, musician[12]
Educated at
Susan Miller Dorsey High School[13]
Award received
MOJO Awards[14]
Genre
psychedelic rock, garage rock, folk rock, baroque pop, proto-punk[17][18][19][20][21]
Official website
www.lovearthurlee.com[26]
Cause of death
leukemia[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Birth name
Arthur Porter Taylor[31]
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.[36]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[37]
End of work period
2006[35]
Family name
Lee[24]
Given name
Arthur[25]
Instrument
guitar, voice[28][29]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Member of
Love[15]
Name in native language
Arthur Taylor Lee, Arthur Lee[32][33]
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Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10]
Record label
Elektra[22]
Start of work period
1963[34]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000059433266, 0000000368403044
VIAF cluster ID
39560247
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n92094491
GND ID
13199574X
Album of the Year artist ID
100371
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000932220
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
5069483
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
LeeArthur1945-2006
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138019220
CANTIC ID
981060719645606706
CONOR.SR ID
5288551
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13199574X
Discogs artist ID
346721
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Arthur-Lee-American-musician
FAST ID
310090
Filmportal ID
d16b48f1be6f4369be230be57cd8260d
Find a Grave memorial ID
15144770
Freebase ID
/m/03ppqb
Genius artist ID
Arthur-lee
Genius artist numeric ID
351836
HAND ID
615A-EE00-EE31-3A95-DE76
IMDb ID
nm1411958
IPI name number
00017622991
IdRef ID
194676463
Kinobox person ID
1167684
Kinopoisk person ID
1122663
MusicBrainz artist ID
4e0a7e0d-bd05-4210-a654-72c4d437fda5
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000012449
NL CR AUT ID
js20061208008
NME artist ID
arthur-lee
NNDB people ID
743/000118389
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1769222
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
234620935
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100057240
Personality Database profile ID
20587
Pitchfork artist ID
6124-arthur-lee
Rate Your Music artist ID
arthur_lee
Rock's Backpages artist ID
arthur-lee
SBN author ID
UBOV538373
Songkick artist ID
464279
Swedish Film Database person ID
356310
TMDB person ID
4507770
Universal Music France artist ID
20000278096
WikiTree person ID
Taylor-110088
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcD8J9hMvYdwmBCw9CcP
Yale LUX ID
person/d050a2d8-7c2b-4fd3-a3b8-62a409a2a44c
Yandex Music artist ID
44401

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Mb:composer 8
A House Is Not a Motel, A House Is Not a Motel, 7 and 7 Is, 7 and 7 Is, Andmoreagain, Andmoreagain, ¡Que Vida!, ¡Que Vida!
Mb:lyricist 8
A House Is Not a Motel, A House Is Not a Motel, 7 and 7 Is, 7 and 7 Is, Andmoreagain, Andmoreagain, ¡Que Vida!, ¡Que Vida!
Genre 5
folk rock, psychedelic rock, garage rock, baroque pop, proto-punk
Occupation 5
composer, singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, vocalist
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:tribute 2
We're All Normal And We Want Our Freedom: Tribute To Arthur Lee & Love, We're All Normal And We Want Our Freedom: Tribute To Arthur Lee & Love
Belongs to 1
Love
Cause of death 1
leukemia
Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Lee
Given name 1
Arthur
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Love
Mb:performer of 1
Vindicator
Member of 1
Love
Place of birth 1
Memphis
Place of burial 1
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Memphis
Record label 1
Elektra
Sex or gender 1
male
← Producer 1
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Summary

Arthur Lee was born on March 7, 1945[1], in Memphis[2]. He died on August 3, 2006[3], in Memphis[4]. He worked as a singer[5], singer-songwriter[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and vocalist[9].

FAQs

Where was Arthur Lee born?

Arthur Lee was born in Memphis[2].

Where did Arthur Lee die?

Arthur Lee passed away in Memphis[4].

What did Arthur Lee do for work?

Arthur Lee worked as a singer[5], singer-songwriter[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and vocalist[9].

Where did Arthur Lee go to school?

Arthur Lee was educated at Susan Miller Dorsey High School[13].

What awards did Arthur Lee receive?

Honors received include MOJO Awards[14].

Related Entities

Elektra United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NME artist ID → arthur-lee
    "Created claim: NME artist ID: arthur-lee, Matched to arthur lee (#214811870) in NME artist #mix'"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 615A-EE00-EE31-3A95-DE76
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981060719645606706
    Occupation → singer, singer-songwriter, composer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32117: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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