Frankie Lee

Vocalist Frankie Lee has always been an engaging and energetic live performer, though his recorded output is still very small given the number of years he's been around, and how legendary his live shows have become. If Denise LaSalle is a modern-day Bessie Smith, then Lee is a '90s Otis Redding. One of Lee's live-show trademarks (like the late Albert Collins' guitar walks) is the point in the show when he leaves his mike on-stage and walks out into his audience, be it a festival of 10,000 people or a small club of 50. Lee's motto is, "whether it's one or 1,000, me and my band ...