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Will Lee
real name William Franklin Lee IV
Will Lee is credited on 2,959 releases across 660 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,959
Credits
660
Albums
6
Decades active
604
In collections
Biography
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Will Lee is a GRAMMY® Award-winning New York City bassist, session player and composer. Born 8 September 1952 in San Antonio, Texas. Best known for his work on the CBS Television program The Late Show with David Letterman as part of The CBS Orchestra (a.k.a. The World's Most Dangerous Band). Lee holds the distinction of playing with Paul Shaffer on both "Late Night with David Letterman" and the LATE SHOW longer than any other member of the CBS Orchestra. Although Lee is proficient on several instruments and often provides backup vocals, his primary instrument is bass. He has toured with Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Horace Silver and the Brecker Brothers. Lee has recorded with Mariah Carey, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Michael Bolton, Ringo Starr, Frankie Valli, Laura Nyro, Spyro Gyra, Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine, Nancy Wilson, Luther Vandross, Cyndi Lauper, Chaka Khan, James Brown, George Benson, Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Cher, D'Angelo, Michael Franks, Weather Report, Al Green, the Brecker Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, David Sanborn, Ricky Martin, Natalie Cole and Gato Barbieri. He has also performed with three members of The Beatles and is part of Beatles tribute band, Fab Faux. Lee is an inductee in Nashville's Musician’s Hall of Fame where he has a permanent display.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,959 releases · 660 albums · active 1971–2026
- Performance · 5,050
- Other credits · 70
- Production · 12
Studios: Mediasound · Electric Lady Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&M Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The Nightfly
1982

Brown Sugar
1995

Labyrinth (From The Original Soundtrack Of The Jim Henson Film)
1986

The George Benson Collection
1981

Ace Frehley
1978

Two Against Nature
2000

Heavy Metal (Music From The Motion Picture)
1981

Cupid & Psyche 85
1985

Heads
1977

Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk
1977

Faster Than The Speed Of Night
1983

Morning Dance
1979

National Lampoon's Animal House (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978

In Your Eyes
1983

Gold
1982

Three
1976

Boys In The Trees
1978

Emotions
1991

Catching The Sun
1980

In The Heart
1983

Hobo's Lullaby
1972

Livin' Inside Your Love
1979

Even Now
1978

Baltimore
1978
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