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Untitled[edit]

This really, really, needs to be wikified. I'll really try, but I can't make any promises. CincinnatiWiki 01:01, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

untitled and mostly forgotten..sadly. here in So Calif, nary anyone even noticed his passing..i still have/play my original TYA Recorded Live from 1973. going home...RIP.76.218.248.127 (talk) 03:27, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

any fan of his/or TYA certainly did - but a long long time had passed - many of our classic rockers have passed on - only the very top of the heap get much ballyhoo 50.111.59.83 (talk) 03:35, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Graham Barnes - alias?[edit]

Alias: "A name that has been assumed temporarily." Thanks, Lion King 16:08, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alvin Lee does not have an "alias" nor does he have a "stage" name. His legal name is Alvin Lee and I so wish people would stop altering his biography. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like - I am the webmaster of alvinlee.com and Alvin's official biographer. Leerocks12 13:13, 21 September 2007 (UTC)leerocks12[reply]

If "Alvin Lee" is now his legal name, the same criteria applies to him as it does to Bob Dylan. And please stop writing reviews for his new CD - Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia. See WP:NPOV Lion King 13:27, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think correcting information (In Tennessee is not his most recent album, Saguitar is - and I don't think adding the words "Lee's newest album is Saguitar, released September 2007 is reviewing a CD. And while I see you are an extremely active Wikepedia editor but this is my official biography for Alvin - and yet you seem to refuse to allow me to update it. If Wikepedia is to have any credence at all, I think that the legitimate official biographies should remain unaltered. I'm really not trying to do battle here. I'm sure we both have more important things to do, so I would appreciate your leaving Alvin's biography to his biographer. Per Wikipedia's rules, my content is verifiable - is yours? Thanks 76.106.145.247 15:09, 21 September 2007 (UTC)leerocks12[reply]

The way the article stands at the moment is fine - but please do not think that you proffesing to be "Alvin's" Biographer gives you any kind of authority over any other Wikipedia user. If your removal or additions to this article are verifiable then please cite them, (bearing in mind WP:NOR) there is already more than enough unsourced statements as there is in this article. If you disagree or have been misinformed as to his "Birth Name", you can check in The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music ISBN 978-1561591763 they could be wrong and his birth name is really "Alvin Lee", but as we say down The Old Kent Road - I wouldn't Adam an Eve it Mate! Cheers, Lion King 18:00, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was not trying to claim authority over any other Wikipedia user. I just happened upon a site that was using a bio I had written - with alterations and without current information - and tried to correct it. I simply could not understand why someone kept immediately undoing all of my changes, and frankly, I was much more concerned that you seemed not to be allowing me to post the title of the most recent recording. I'm also happy to leave this as is for now, and will work instead on a true encyclopedic entry (instead of a promotional biography) and will of course present undeniable verification of anything I post at that time. Thanks. User:leerocks12 —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 22:45, 2 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Great stuff! I'm looking forward to reading it leerocks12. All the best, Lion King 23:08, 2 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What about his band's hit?[edit]

So if you are going to have an entry about a man who was the driving force of 10 Years After, how are you not going to NOT mention that they had a song, if not a hit, then a pretty well known song called "I'd Love to Change the World". For many, if not most people, THAT IS THE ONLY way people know anything about Alvin Lee &/or 10 Years after. Someone w/ a little more interest in Lee or 10 Years After can do that. V Schauf (talk) 04:06, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's mentioned on the Ten Years After page.Frank Lynch (talk) 02:29, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

TYA had several hits - prior to American success, "Love Like a Man" did pretty well. "I'd Love to Change the World" was their biggest AM radio type hit in the States, but "I'm Going Home" was an FM radio smash for years and years. 50.111.59.83 (talk) 03:43, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Discography with Ten Years After[edit]

After having heard the sad new about Alvin Lee's passing away, I came to this page for the first time -- I had Ten Years After on my watchlist. I was a bit surprised not to find any of his significant work with TYA in the section, so I have added a little see-also template under the section heading, assuming nobody will mind. - DVdm (talk) 18:43, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Discography[edit]

It is a shame that four months after Alvin Lee's death there are still redlinks in his discography. People will be interested in his albums and they rely on WP to provide that information. I've started creating articles for his solo albums: the first one I've created is for his 1994 album Nineteen Ninety-Four and, time permitting, I'll create more, but you can too. It's not difficult to get information on the albums: check out http://alvinlee.com/discography.html and http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alvin-lee-mn0000011620. All the information needed to start an article (tracks, songs, personnel, personnel's credits, etc.) is available on the web. Check where I got the info I got for Nineteen Ninety-Four. Once articles are created with the basics, they can be expanded, including with contributions from IPers who can't themselves create articles. Cheers. Contact Basemetal here 15:07, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A sentence without an end[edit]

"Billboard highlighted such landmark performances as "I'm Going Home" from the Woodstock festival and his 1971 hit single "I'd Love to Change the World".[13]"

This seems to be missing a point of "Why?". I am assuming that Billboard mentioned these two items in an obituary they published to point to landmark, or notable works, of which Alvin Lee was a part. As I have no access to the Billboard article I am unwilling to make the edit to the sentence based on my assumption. Any thoughts?THX1136 (talk) 14:53, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]