Alvin Lee

The Profile

English guitarist and singer, best known as frontman of Ten Years After and for the Woodstock performance of "I'm Going Home". Died 6 March 2013.

Famed for his fast guitar technique (often described as 'the fastest guitar in the West'), left-hand legato playing, use of a Gibson S-335, performance of "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock with Ten Years After, collaborations with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Ron Wood and George Harrison, and the 2004 album Alvin in Tennessee produced by Scotty Moore. Died 6 March 2013 following surgery.

The review celebrates Alvin Lee's memorable song "I'm Going Home" and his reputation as a lightning-fast guitarist, highlighting his left-hand legato technique and favored Gibson S-335. It recalls his Woodstock performance with Ten Years After, collaborations in the 1970s, the album Alvin in Tennessee produced by Scotty Moore, and notes his death in 2013.