Bill Lee, jazz musician and father of Spike Lee, dies aged 94 by Hollie Geraghty
Bill Lee, the jazz musician who played with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin and was the father of Spike Lee, has died aged 94. The musician died at his Brooklyn home yesterday (May 24), according to a publicist for Spike Lee, confirmed to The New York Times. No cause of death was revealed. The composer and bassist scored the music for four of Spike’s earlier films including 1989’s Do the Right Thing and songs on 1991’s Jungle Fever. Throughout his career, the […]
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