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Tickets are going fast for the legendary ALBERT LEE at South Parade Pier on Thursday 27th November - get 'em now! Albert Lee first picked up a guitar at the age of 15, quickly learning music by top artistes of the day like Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Gene Vincent, Ricky Nelson and The Everly Brothers. By 1961, he was playing clubs in Hamburg, side by side with The Beatles, Back in England Albert replaced Jimmy Page (later of Led Zeppelin) in The Mike Hurst Band when they joined a package tour with Gene Pitney and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. Albert again replaced Jimmy Page in Neil Christian's Crusaders and joined Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds for four years. From 1968 to 1970 Albert played throughout England with Country Fever, often supporting American country artists such as George Hamilton IV, Bobby Bare and Skeeter Davis. In America, country rock, a mixture of rock 'n' roll and country & western was beginning, and Albert was keen to embrace this genre, but U.K. audiences were slow to change, preferring Johnny Cash and Jim Reeves covers. In 1971, moving more towards a rock audience, together with Chas Hodges (later of Chas & Dave) Albert formed Heads Hands & Feet. They gigged until 1973 and released three now much sought after albums. Albert then played sessions for Jerry Lee Lewis, before moving to live in Los Angeles, touring and recording with The Crickets. After two U.K. tours, Albert met and played with his musical idols,=2 0The Everley Brothers. He then toured America and Australia in the seventies with Joe Cocker before leaving to work on a solo album. Albert then joined Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band when guitarist James Burton left to play with Elvis Presley’s band. Albert left the Hot Band in 1978 to concentrate on his solo career. Although Albert's solo career led to his departure from the Hot Band his guitar work has graced many of Emmylou Harris's albums. In late 1978, he joined Eric Clapton's band and continued to work with Clapton for five years, until 1983 when Albert became guitarist and musical director for the Everley Brothers first concert in 10 years at The Royal Albert Hall. He continues to tour with The Everleys, spending up to four or five months on the road with them each year. In 1987 Albert was approached by Gerry Hogan to headline at a steel guitar festival in Newbury. The gig was a success and Albert now tours Europe with Hogan's Heroes. More recently Albert has been touring with ex-Stone Bill Wyman and his band The Rhythm Kings, and also plays with the celebrity supergroup The Biff Baby All Stars, together with Eddie Van Halen, Steve Morse and Steve Luthakar. Albert Lee with Hogan's Heroes appears at South Parade Pier, Southsea, on Thursday 27th November. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are available online via www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com, or from The Wedgewod Rooms Box Office, Albert Rd., Southsea, and Saraband in Gold smith Avenue (next to the petrol station) In late 1978, he joined Eric Clapton's band and continued to work with Clapton for five years, until 1983 when Albert became guitarist and musical director for the Everley Brothers first concert in 10 years at The Royal Albert Hall. He continues to tour with The Everleys, spending up to four or five months on the road with them each year. In 1987 Albert was approached by Gerry Hogan to headline at a steel guitar festival in Newbury. The gig was a success and Albert now tours Europe with Hogan's Heroes. More recently Albert has been touring with ex-Stone Bill Wyman and his band The Rhythm Kings, and also plays with the celebrity supergroup The Biff Baby All Stars, together with Eddie Van Halen, Steve Morse and Steve Luthakar. Albert Lee with Hogan's Heroes appears at South Parade Pier, Southsea, on Thursday 27th November. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are available online via www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com, or from The Wedgewod Rooms Box Office, Albert Rd., Southsea, and Saraband in Goldsmith Avenue (next to the petrol station)