Lee Mallory

Lee Mallory (January 10, 1945 – March 21, 2005) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was part of such projects as The Millennium and Sagittarius. His most successful single was a cover of the Phil Ochs/Bob Gibson song "That's The Way It's Going To Be". The song, produced by Curt Boettcher, reached #86 on the charts and was a surprise hit in Seattle. A CD by the same name was released in 2002, with many songs and demos Mallory had recorded during the 60s. Lee Mallory helped start it all: the California Sound of the 1960s.

Lee Mallory was born William George Mallory in Berkeley California on January 10, 1945. At fifteen, Lee received his first guitar. At sixteen, Lee ran away from home to become a musician.

Mallory began performing for live audiences in San Francisco's North Beach cafes, such as the Coffee Gallery and Coffee and Confusion. In 1963 he undertook a "self imposed" tour to New York and played in West Village folk clubs, including the Cafe Bizarre, the Night Owl, Cafe Wha? and the Four Winds. He later became a regular at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, where he was part of the experiment called The Men, some of whose members later formed The Association. As a performing musician in LA., Lee shared the bill with performers such as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Mallory's first recording session was as a background vocalist on Tommy Roe's "Hooray for Hazel". He became a session guitar player on some of The Association's biggest hits and co-wrote two songs they recorded--"Better Times" and "Just About the Same"—both of which appear on "Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology".

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