He died after a long battle with colon cancer.
Lee is best remembered for his song Hanging on the Telephone, which Blondie covered from The Nerves version.
Lee also wrote Paul Youngs Come Back And Stay.
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Lee was one of three singer-songwriters in the Nerves.
Lee, the guitarist, was joined by Peter Case on bass and Paul Collins on drums.
Case went on to form The Plimsouls, while Collins was the founder of The Beat.
The group had just one self-titled EP released in 1976 on Bomp!
After the Nerves breakup, Lee had two solo recordings.
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A memorial is planned at the Echoplex nightclub in Echo Park, date TBD.
