1. Amos Lee was born on Ryan Anthony Massaro, June 22,1977 and is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock, and soul.
21 Facts About Amos Lee
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Amos Lee's music has appeared on the soundtracks of numerous TV shows and movies.
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Amos Lee has performed as a featured artist on the PBS series Bluegrass Underground, on several late night TV shows, and at a voter registration rally for Barack Obama.
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Amos Lee was born Ryan Anthony Massaro in 1977 and was raised in Kensington, Philadelphia.
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Amos Lee moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey at age 11 and graduated from Cherry Hill High School East.
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Amos Lee attended the University of South Carolina and graduated with a degree in English and a minor in education.
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Later, Amos Lee began touring on his own and recorded his self-titled and "widely praised" debut album of "subtle, folky soul" produced by Norah Jones' bassist, Amos Lee Alexander which included vocals and instrumentation by Norah Jones and members of her band.
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Amos Lee's music received additional media attention when he performed on late-night TV shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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In 2006, Amos Lee recorded his second album, Supply and Demand, which was produced by a friend of manager Bill Eib, Philadelphia musician and producer Barrie Maguire.
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The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 chart and Amos Lee performed at the Change Rocks voter registration rally for Barack Obama in Philadelphia that summer opening for Bruce Springsteen.
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In 2011, Amos Lee released his fourth album on Blue Note Records, entitled Mission Bell which was produced by Joey Burns of Calexico.
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Amos Lee appeared at Farm Aid 2013 and on the compilation album, The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver.
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Amos Lee released his fifth studio album, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song in October 2013.
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Amos Lee concludes his successful US tour in 2022 in New Orleans on Halloween night debuting selections from his album Dreamland album including his biggest hit in over a decade, "Worry No More".
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Amos Lee's longtime touring band consists of Jaron Olevksy, Zach Djanikian, Jay White, Ryan Hommel, David Streim and James Williams.
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Amos Lee's music is said to utilize the "supple funk of his vocals and arid strum of his guitar" while recalling "the low-volume, early-'70s acoustic soul of stars like Bill Withers and Minnie Ripperton".
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Simultaneously Amos Lee has been both lauded and dismissed as the "male Norah Jones" and his lyrics are said to convey "the complexities of everyday emotions" without falling into flowery imagery.
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Amos Lee's songs have appeared on a number of TV shows including House and Parenthood.
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Amos Lee describes himself as being of mixed heritage; he admits he is not fully aware of his background.
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Amos Lee took the stage name "Amos Lee" because he got sick of people mispronouncing his real name.
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Amos Lee makes appearances on the Rights to Ricky Sanchez including recording the theme song and occasionally appears as the character of Tony Toni Tatone.