Bill Lee

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Bill Lee (musician) (born 1928), American jazz musician and composer, father of Spike Lee 2) Bill Lee (singer) (1916–1980), American singer who voiced many Disney characters _________________ 1 )William James Edwards "Bill" Lee III (born July 23, 1928) is an American musician. He has played the bass for many artists including Cat Stevens, Harry Belafonte, Chad Mitchell Trio, Gordon Lightfoot, Aretha Franklin, Odetta, Simon and Garfunkel, and Bob Dylan. On the original release of Dylan's classic song "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", Lee on bass guitar is the only musician performing other than Dylan himself. 2) Bill Lee (21 August 1916 - 15 November 1980) was an American singer who provided a voice or singing voice in many films, for actors in musicals and for many Disney characters. He was also part of a popular singing quartet known as The Mellomen. Bill was born in Nebraska and died in 1980 in Los Angeles, California, of a brain tumor. Partial Filmography: * Alice in Wonderland (1951) - a member of The Mellomen * Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Dog, as a member of The Mellomen * One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - Roger (singing voice) * Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964) - Yogi Bear (singing voice) * Cinderella (1965) - Father * Tom and Jerry (1965 - 1972) - uncredited voice * The Sound of Music (film) (1965) - Captain von Trapp (singing voice) * Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) - Trevor Graydon (singing voice) (uncredited) * South Pacific (1958) - Lieutenant Joseph Cable (singing voice) * The Jungle Book (1967) - Shere Khan (singing voice) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.