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Lee Michaels

Rock band from Los Angeles, CA · formed 1945

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Lee Michaels photo
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Shows on record
13
Rooms played
10
Cities
9
Releases
21
Last show
Oct 1, 1978Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley

About

Lee Michaels is a band from Los Angeles, CA, formed in 1945, tagged blue-eyed soul, blues rock, classic rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 1967 to 1978, across 10 rooms in 9 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

13 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19674 shows
  2. 19681 show
  3. 19693 shows
  4. 19714 shows
  5. 19781 show
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 1, 1978Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · BerkeleySupportwith Country Joe & The Fish, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Big Brother And The Holding Company, +8
Oct 19, 1971Pepsi Coliseum · IndianapolisSupportwith Frank Zappa, It's a Beautiful Day
Aug 31, 1971Col Ballroom · DavenportHeadlinerwith Ballin' Jack
Aug 7, 1971Civic Auditorium · BakersfieldHeadlinerwith Ballin' Jack
May 14, 1971Paramount Theater · SpringfieldSupportwith The J. Geils Band, Leon Russell, Taj Mahal, +11
Dec 6, 1969Boss City · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Poco, zéphyr
Oct 18, 1969Olympia Stadium · DetroitSupportwith MC5, Led Zeppelin
Jun 28, 1969Monterey County Fair & Event Center · MontereyHeadlinerwith Ballin' Jack
Dec 31, 1968Shrine Expo Hall · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Poco, Canned Heat, Black Pearl, +2
Dec 31, 1967Avalon Ballroom · San FranciscoSupportwith Country Joe & The Fish, Blue Cheer, Flamin' Groovies, +2
Dec 30, 1967Avalon Ballroom · San FranciscoSupportwith Country Joe & The Fish, Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band, Blue Cheer
Dec 29, 1967Avalon Ballroom · San FranciscoSupportwith Country Joe & The Fish, Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band, Blue Cheer
Dec 28, 1967Avalon Ballroom · San FranciscoSupportwith Country Joe & The Fish, Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band, Blue Cheer

Where they play

10 rooms in 9 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco4 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
  • Bakersfield1 show
  • Berkeley1 show
  • Davenport1 show

and 4 other cities

Live history

13 shows on record
Shows counted
13
First on record
Dec 1967
Latest on record
Oct 1978

Shows per year

  1. 19674
  2. 19681
  3. 19693
  4. 19714
  5. 19781

Top rooms

  • Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco · 4
  • Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley · 1
  • Pepsi Coliseum, Indianapolis · 1
  • Col Ballroom, Davenport · 1
  • Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield · 1

Top cities

  • San Francisco, CA · 4
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 2
  • Monterey, CA · 1
  • Bakersfield, CA · 1
  • Berkeley, CA · 1

Often on the bill with: Blue Cheer, Ballin' Jack, Canned Heat, It's a Beautiful Day, Poco, Alice Cooper, B.B. King, Big Brother & The Holding Company

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

21 releases, 1968–2016

  • Heighty Hi: The Best of Lee Michaels

    2016 · Compilation

  • Lee Michaels: The Complete A&M Album Collection

    2015

  • Heighty Hi - The Best Of Lee Michaels

    2015

  • Hello: The Very Best of Lee Michaels

    2004 · Compilation

  • Casting Pearls...

    2003

  • The Best Of Lee Michaels

    1997

  • The Lee Michaels Collection

    1992 · Compilation

  • "5th"

    1987 · Album

  • Absolute Lee

    1981

  • Tailface

    1974 · Album

  • Live

    1973 · Album

  • Nice Day for Something

    1973 · Album

  • Rock Me Baby

    1973

  • Lee Michaels

    1973

  • Space and First Takes

    1972 · Album

  • "5th"

    1971 · Album

  • Do You Know What I Mean

    1971 · Single

  • Barrel

    1970 · Album

  • Lee Michaels

    1969 · Album

  • Carnival of Life

    1968 · Album

  • Recital

    1968 · Album

Discography

25 releases, 1968–2016
  • 2016Heighty Hi: The Best of Lee MichaelsCompilation

    Manifesto · MFO 45809

  • 2004Hello: The Very Best of Lee MichaelsCompilation

    Shout! Factory · DK 37485

  • 2003Casting Pearls...Album

    Universe · UV 087

  • 1992The Lee Michaels CollectionCompilation

    Rhino · R2 70374

  • 1987"5th"Album

    A&M Records, Inc. · D32Y3533

  • 1974TailfaceAlbum

    Columbia · KC 32846 · Engineer: George Koch

  • 1973LiveLive

    A&M Records · SP-3518 · Mastered By: Bernie Grundman

  • 1973Nice Day for SomethingAlbum

    Columbia · KC 32275 · Engineer: George Koch; Engineer [Quadraphonic Remix Engineer]: Larry Keyes

  • 1973Same Old SongRelease

    Columbia · 4-45874 · Producer: Lee Michaels

  • 1972Hold On To FreedomSingle

    A&M Records · AM-1326 · Producer, Written-By: Lee Michaels

  • 1972Space and First TakesAlbum

    A&M Records · SP-4336

  • 1971"5th"Album

    A&M Records · SP-4302 · Engineer: Henry Lewy; Engineer: Norm Kinney; Engineer: Richard Madrid; Producer: Lee Michaels

Show 13 more releases
  • 1971Can I Get A Witness / You Are What You DoSingle

    A&M Records · AM-1303 · Producer: Lee Michaels

  • 1971Do You Know What I MeanSingle

    A&M Records · 49 818 · Producer: Lee Michaels

  • 1971Keep The Circle Turning / Do You Know What I MeanSingle

    A&M Records · 10 265 AT

  • 1970BarrelAlbum

    A&M Records · SP 4249 · Producer: Larry Marks

  • 1970Ummmm My LadySingle

    A&M Records · 1219 · Producer: Larry Marks

  • 1969Heighty HiSingle

    A&M Records · 210 082 · Producer: Larry Marks

  • 1969Lee MichaelsAlbum

    A&M Records · SP 4199 · Producer: Larry Marks

  • 1969The War / Goodbye, GoodbyeSingle

    A&M Records · 1048

  • 1968Carnival of LifeAlbum

    A&M Records · LP 140 · Engineer: Jim Messina; Producer: Larry Marks

  • 1968If I Lose YouRelease

    A&M Records · 942

  • 1968LoveRelease

    A&M Records · AM 818 · Producer: Larry Marks

  • 1968Love / HelloSingle

    A&M Records · 911 · Producer: Larry Marks

  • 1968RecitalAlbum

    A&M Records · SP 4152 · Engineer: Ray Gerhardt; Producer: Lee Michaels

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 9 plays, 2003-06-17–2026-04-09 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Midnight in a Perfect World' (Guest DJ) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Chilly) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Lee Michaels — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Lee Michaels — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Lee Michaels — Boss City, 1969-12-06
Poster · Boss City, 1969-12-06 — Songkick
Lee Michaels — Olympia Stadium, 1969-10-18
Poster · Olympia Stadium, 1969-10-18 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Lee Michaels on Last.fmArtist facts
Lee Michaels on DiscogsArtist facts
Lee Michaels on GeniusArtist facts
Lee Michaels on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Lee Michaels. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Years active
1960–1970
Genres
Rock
Labels
A&M, Columbia
Associated acts
The Sentinals, The Family Tree

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