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Ten Years After is often considered one of the top and trailblazing blues rock acts of all-
time – particularly due to a simply show-stopping performance at the first-ever
Woodstock Festival in 1969. And from the beginning, the drummer that has kept the
beat has been Ric Lee, who recently put pen to paper and wrote his autobiography,
‘From Headstocks to Woodstock.’
“It was something I’d always wanted to do and I actually started it more than 10 years
ago, but kept stopping and starting for various reasons,” explains Lee. “Then a chance
conversation with a friend in Los Angeles persuaded me to get it finished.” Comprised of
448 pages, the book is available for purchase directly via Lee’s website - ricleetya.com.
And while the book touches upon all eras of his career, there are certain parts that
stand out as favorites for the drummer. “My early days in bands in the Mansfield (my
hometown) area, my stories about meeting people like Sir David Frost, Muhammad Ali,
The Who, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis and many others, and, of course, playing at
Woodstock.”
As a result, fans will get a better understanding of the Ten Year After’s contribution to
rock music – in an era when TYA’s peers included some of the most renowned names
of the classic rock genre. “Hopefully, it’ll also be an inspiration to any aspiring young
musicians to keep going against all adversity to finally win through. And that they’ll need
a little luck plus, importantly, the ability to recognize a potential direction that may lead
to success.”
It turns out that in by releasing ‘From Headstocks to Woodstock,’ Lee has been bitten by
the book bug. “I’ve started my 2nd volume of my autobiography, but whether I’ll ever get
it finished is anybody’s guess, but I aim to keep going with it. I also have a novel on the
back burner.”
And that’s not all concerning upcoming projects – “Ten Years After is planning a new
bluesy album to be recorded for release later this year to follow on from the US release
by Deko Entertainment of ‘A Sting In The Tale’ “deluxe version.” Tours of Europe and
the USA certainly for 2022 and hopefully, depending on the Covid-19 situation and the
changes that are bound to follow the pandemic, to maybe tour both continents in
summer and autumn of 2021.”