John Lee

John Arthur Lee (May 24, 1915 – October 11, 1977) The issues represented some of the final recordings of country blues ever released on a major record label. One journalist noted that "few post-war country blues merit the description 'masterpiece' but John Lee's July 1951 recording of 'Down at the Depot' does". The album's liner notes were partly written by Wardlow.

Following the album's release and therefore during Lee's effective comeback, he performed at Boston's Down East Festival and the National Folk Festival in Washington, D.C.

Lee died on October 11, 1977, in Montgomery, at the age of 62. He was buried at Brassell Cemetery in Montgomery.

Legacy Part of the liner notes written by Simon Napier for a compilation album, The Post-War Blues Volume 3 : Eastern And Gulf Coast States (1966), stated "John Lee, whose numbers are notable for some of the best picking to be heard on post-war blues wax!".

Lee's song, "Down at the Depot", was played on BBC Radio 1 by John Peel on October 13, 1986.

A copy of the original 78 rpm vinyl disc of Lee's single containing "Blind's Blues", was purchased in 2018 for $250.

Discography Singles Year Title (A-side / B-side) Record label 1952 "Down at the Depot" / "Alabama Boogie" Federal 1952 "Baby's Blues" / "Blind's Blues" Federal