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Geddy Lee was
born on July 29, 1953 in Toronto, Canada. His birth name is Gary Lee
Weinrib. The name Geddy comes from his grandmother saying Gary with
a heavy Yiddish accent. He has legally changed his name to that. Geddy Lee plays the bass guitar and
keyboards for Rush. He is also the vocalist and composes the music
for the songs. Geddy has been
with Rush since their birth (in 1968), even before Alex Lifeson and Neil
Peart joined. Eventually Geddy was kicked out of the original Rush
and he went on to form other bands. After a few years of that,
Rush's original drummer, John Rutsey, contacted Geddy about reforming
Rush. They did. As a child, Geddy was inspired by the works of
Jack Bruce, Cream's bassist. Geddy is currently married. His
wife's name is Nancy Young. They have two children. Their
son's name is Julian and their daughter's name is Kayla. Geddy
released a solo album in November of 2000 titled My Favorite
Headache. He enjoys sports like baseball and hockey, and has shown
interest in coaching a baseball team. He has achieved many things
that most bassists don't. He was inducted into the Bass Hall of Fame
in Guitar Player Magazine. He was voted best rock bassist more than
six times, and he won Best Rock Bass player in Bass Player Reader's Poll in 1993. |
