• Summary: Lee Quick is your typical female singer / songwriter / guitarist / Katrina survivor / ex-Army-bassoonist with a steel plate in her wrist and a penchant for sarcasm.
Straight-shooting, smart-sexy, and occasionally funny as hell, Lee Quick dishes out Americana, alt. country, new folk, and whatever else she likes. The ex-New Orleans singer-songwriter-guitarist delivers insightful and well-crafted songs with wit and warmth, and with attitude ranging from wry to wrathful to sentimental. A lifelong musician, Lee is an experienced and compelling performer, able to deliver intensity and nuance in her live shows. In short: she sounds good, plays good, and looks good doing it.
Lee's original songs show many eclectic influences, everything from the Beatles to Elvis Costello to Lucinda Williams to Johnny Cash. Her first album, "Do You Think?", recorded in a shotgun house – now deceased – in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, was released in February 2004 and is available all over the Internets, including iTunes and cdbaby.com.
In 2005 Lee survived a forced relocation from New Orleans to Nashville, Tennessee, where she appears regularly around town, including the famous Bluebird Cafe Writers Night (9 total performances). In 2007 Lee unveiled a new website design and new songs available for download entitled "Songs For Refugees", written and recorded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But, not all of the songs are funny.
Lee records songs on her Mac as she feels like it and offers them for sale on her Music Page, which is where you should be looking next.
Go ahead... I'll wait.
• Interesting Fact #1: She was touched by Keith Urban - twice (CMT Music Awards, 2006).
• Interesting Fact #2: She was a paid extra in a Lindsey Lohan movie (Just My Luck, 2005).
• Interesting Fact #3: She was bear-hugged by Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary (Austin, Texas, 2006).
Performances
Lee started with her first three original songs at an open mic in January 2001, and because all three were good, quickly progressed to appearances such as the "15 Minutes" singer-songwriter showcase at the House of Blues (New Orleans), the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair (thrice), and the long-running Abita Springs Opry, which presents Louisiana roots music on local TV and radio. In 2004 Lee performed live on "New Orleans After Midnight," broadcast locally on FOX 8 TV, and played at Tipitina’s in uptown New Orleans two months before the hurricane hit.
Nationally, Lee has showcased at the North American Folk Alliance annual conferences in San Diego, Jacksonville, Nashville and Austin, and won a medal at the 2002 MOVA Songwriters Competition in Alabama. She made her first festival appearance at the 2003 Southern Womyn's Festival in Georgia, and performs twice yearly at the Bluebird Cafe Writers Night in Nashville.
Lee served two years in the U.S. Army as a bassoon player, and two months as a bass player on Bourbon Street. She has performed at one wedding (singing), one funeral (guitar), and one New Orleans Saints half-time show (electric bass). In April 2006 she appeared singing in a choir surrounding Keith Urban on the CMT Music Awards, and got a great view of his backside.
Lee also has a bachelor's degree in music, but please don't hold that against her.
• Interesting Fact #4: She has been licked on the mouth by wolves (Fort Collins, Colorado, 2000).
• Interesting Fact #5: She has performed a McCartney song at BeatleFest for a crowd of thousands (Los Angeles, 1990).
• Interesting Fact #6: She has a personal letter from Michael Palin framed on her wall (1984).
Nationally, Lee has showcased at the North American Folk Alliance annual conferences in San Diego, Jacksonville, Nashville and Austin, and won a medal at the 2002 MOVA Songwriters Competition in Alabama. She made her first festival appearance at the 2003 Southern Womyn's Festival in Georgia, and performs twice yearly at the Bluebird Cafe Writers Night in Nashville.
Lee served two years in the U.S. Army as a bassoon player, and two months as a bass player on Bourbon Street. She has performed at one wedding (singing), one funeral (guitar), and one New Orleans Saints half-time show (electric bass). In April 2006 she appeared singing in a choir surrounding Keith Urban on the CMT Music Awards, and got a great view of his backside.
Lee also has a bachelor's degree in music, but please don't hold that against her.
• Interesting Fact #4: She has been licked on the mouth by wolves (Fort Collins, Colorado, 2000).
• Interesting Fact #5: She has performed a McCartney song at BeatleFest for a crowd of thousands (Los Angeles, 1990).
• Interesting Fact #6: She has a personal letter from Michael Palin framed on her wall (1984).
Highlights - National
- Habitat for Humanity Home-in-a-Box house build for the New Orleans Musicians Village, Hendersonville, TN, Oct. 30, 2007
- Rock Goddess Festival (for peace): Atlanta, GA, March 18, 2007
- Bluebird Cafe Writers Night, Nashville: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003; March 28, 2004; Sept. 26, 2004; March 20, 2005; Oct. 9, 2005; May 14, 2006; Dec 10, 2006; July 15, 2007; February 10, 2008
- CMT (Country Music Television) 2006 Music Awards, in Gulf Coast choir with Keith Urban singing "Better Life", April 2006
- North American Folk Alliance Conference private showcases: Jacksonville Feb. 2002; Nashville Feb. 2003; San Diego Feb. 2004; Austin Feb. 2006; Memphis Feb. 2007
- Songsalive! Showcase at Highland Grounds, Los Angeles, California, Feb 21, 2004
- Finalist and Semifinalist in Country at the MOVA Festival Songwriters Competition, Guntersville, Alabama, Sept. 2003
- Southern Womyn's Festival, Dragon Hills, Georgia, May 9, 2003
- Second Place winner in Rock/Alternative, Semifinalist in Folk/Blues at MOVA Festival Songwriters Competition, Guntersville, Alabama, Sept. 2002
- "Women In Folk" concert, Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, Feb. 23, 2002
Highlights - Louisiana
- Lee Quick Band featured on "Homegrown Night" at Tipitina's, New Orleans, June 9, 2005
- Musical guest on "New Orleans After Midnight", broadcast on FOX 8 TV, Nov. 20, 2004
- Abita Springs Opry, Abita Springs Town Hall, broadcast on WHMD 107.1 FM, WFPR 1400 AM (Hammond, La.) and Charter Cable channel 10, May 22, 2004
- Original Music Showcase Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic, O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, April 29, 2003; April 27-28, 2004
- CD release promotion: "Dig In" on WSMB-AM (Jan. 24, 2004), "New Orleans Music Show" on WWOZ-FM (Jan 28), "Folk Show" on WTUL-FM (Jan 31); live at Louisiana Music Factory (Feb. 7), the Neutral Ground (Feb. 7), Martine's (Feb. 8), Carrollton Station (Feb. 13)
- Louisiana Songwriters showcase, Greater Baton Rouge State Fair, Oct. 2002, Oct. 2003, Nov. 2004
- "15 Minutes" singer/songwriter showcase at The Parish, House of Blues, New Orleans, October 10, 2002
- Musical guest on "Louisiana Revue," New Orleans Cox Cable channel 77, July 27, 2002
- "NewWorks Showcase" at the 9th, 10th & 11th annual Cutting Edge Music Business Conferences, at Le Chat Noir (Aug 2001), Circle Bar (Aug 2002), Cafe Brasil (Aug 2003)
- Southwest Louisiana Winner and Finalist at the Louisiana state "True Value Country Showdown," Greater Baton Rouge State Fair, Oct. 27, 2001
Education
- Bachelor's degree in music education from Loyola University New Orleans
- Bachelor's degree in bars from the French Quarter, New Orleans
- Lee teaches private lessons in acoustic guitar, music theory and songwriting to students in the Nashville area. She has taught summer classes in New Orleans, Austin, Nashville and Chicago for the National Guitar Workshop (www.guitarworkshop.com), and was featured on the Acoustic Guitar magazine website. Call or e-mail for lesson information: lessons@leequick.com
• Interesting Fact #7: She has taken apart a M16A2 rifle and put it back together (US Army, 1997).
• Interesting Fact #8: She has conducted the Grieg Piano Concerto on 5 minutes notice and 6 months pregnant (New Orleans Civic Symphony, 1996).
• Interesting Fact #9: She has played bassoon for Vice President George H. W. Bush (Midland, Texas, 1983).
and...
• Interesting Fact #10: She told David Letterman she liked his tie (NBC Studio 6A, NYC, 1988).
