1. Lee Rocker is a member of the rockabilly band Stray Cats.
14 Facts About Lee Rocker
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Lee Rocker is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker, the late former principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Naomi Drucker.
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Lee Rocker was born Leon Drucker in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, to a Jewish family in 1961.
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Lee Rocker is the son of classical clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker.
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At age 12, Rocker picked up the electric bass but quickly developed a preference for playing the double bass as his instrument of choice.
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Lee Rocker is the daughter of Gucci watchmaking pioneer, Severin Wunderman.
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Lee Rocker evolved his own style of slap-bass playing with the group.
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Lee Rocker was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1982, as was his father, they are the second father-son duo to be nominated for a Grammy in the same year.
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Lee Rocker is considered to be an influential upright bassist in rock and roll.
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For Black Top Records, Lee Rocker released the albums Big Blue and Atomic Boogie Hour.
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Lee Rocker joined the cast of the Broadway hit Million Dollar Quartet as bassist Clayton Perkins, the brother of Sun Records recording artist Carl Perkins in a twelve-show run from January 21 through 31,2011.
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Lee Rocker topped off the show with a special encore performance with the cast and an appearance on New York Today.
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In 2013, Lee Rocker received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player magazine and gave master classes in London and Los Angeles.
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Lee Rocker is a member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Visionary Artist Award from the Laguna Beach Arts Council.