Alvin Lee

Soon after The Beatles finished their legendary residence at the Star Club in Hamburg, young British guitarist Graham Barnes and his band The Jayhawks rolled into town as their replacements at the venue. Jayhawkmania never did catch on in quite the same way, but Barnes changed his name to Alvin Lee, the band became blues rockers Ten Years After and together they went on to international fame, releasing ten albums; playing at the Woodstock festival and releasing the hit single Love Like A Man. Barnes left the band in 1973 and teamed up with gospel singer Mylon LeFevre for the acclaimed country rock album On The Road To Freedom (1973), featuring guest stars Ron Wood, Mike Fleetwood, George Harrison and Steve Winwood. As a solo star Lee went on to release over 20 albums, most notably Rocket Fuel (1976), Ride On (1979) and Detroit Diesel (1986), work with Bo Diddley, John Mayall and Elvis' guitarist Scotty Moore and establish himself alongside the cream of Britain's blues guitarists.