Bill Lee was a jazz bassist who appeared on more than 250 albums and served as a composer on several of Spike's movies.
Bill died Wednesday at his home in Brooklyn. Spike confirmed his father’s death in anThroughout his career as a jazz bassist, Bill worked with a number of well-known musicians, including Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Simon and Garfunkel, Harry Belafonte and Cat Stevens.
However, Bill and Spike became estranged after a falling out in the 1990s, which both attributed to Bill’s marriage to Susan Kaplan after his first wife and Spike’s mother, Jacquelyn, died in 1976. The two ended up reuniting during a 20th anniversary screening of “Do The Right Thing” in 2009 in New York and a 25th anniversary event in 2014 in Brooklyn.
Bill is survived by his wife; his children, Spike, Arnold, Cinque, David and Joie; his brother, A. Clifton Lee; and two grandchildren.If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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