Ric Lee

Richard "Ric" Lee (born 20 October 1945) is an English drummer of the blues rock band Ten Years After.

Ten Years After He was a founding member of his first band, The Falcons,

In 1966 they arrived in London, where a keyboardist, Chick Churchill also joined the band. In 1967, Churchill got the band an audition at the Marquee Club in London under the name The Blues Yard, but quickly became the successful outfit, Ten Years After. With this group, Lee played at rock festivals including Woodstock in 1969 (where they performed the songs "Spoonful", "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "Hobbit", "I Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes", "Help Me", and "I'm Going Home"), and the Isle of Wight Festival on 29 August 1970 as well as appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival, the Miami, Atlanta and Texas Pop Festivals.

Ten Years After continued touring after Alvin Lee's death (on 6 March 2013). Ric Lee has been in Ten Years After since the group was formed in 1966. He has played on all their records, including their best known tracks "Love Like a Man" (1970) and "I'd Love to Change the World" (1971), and still tours with them as of 2023 with original keyboardist Chick Churchill, and two new members: guitarist/vocalist Marcus Bonfanti (British Blues Awards winner) and bassist Colin Hodgkinson. This incarnation released its first studio album, A Sting in the Tale, in 2017.

In September 2024, it was announced that the Ten Years After line-up of Lee, Churchill, Bonfanti, and Hodgkinson had split but that Lee intended to premiere a new line-up in early 2025.

Other works When Ten Years After disbanded in 1976, Lee formed March Music/Fast Western Productions undertaking music publishing, management and record production

Personal life Lee was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was through his eldest brother Peter that Lee first got interested in music.

His jazz influences included Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, whereas in the burgeoning pop scene of the 1960s, they had included Ringo Starr and Bobby Elliott.

He has two children and lives in the Derbyshire Dales.