About
Amos Lee got his big break when Norah Jones invited him to be the opening
act for her 2004 tour. Taking the
stage with just an acoustic guitar, his soothingly smoky voice and a
collection of the sweetest soul-folk grooves this side of Come Away with
Me, Lee proved to be charmingly mellow enough to tame arenas full of
rabid Norah Jones fans. In fact, he may even out-Norah Jones Norah Jones one
day.
Originally from Philadelphia and environs, Lee got his start as a performer
while in college at the University of South Carolina. He picked up a guitar
and, like James Taylor with soul, started writing songs steeped in the warm,
easygoing sounds of '70s greats like Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and John
Prine. After graduating with a degree in English, Lee spent some time as an
elementary school teacher before leaving the profession to wait tables,
bartend and refocus his energies on music. He self-released two EPs before
being picked up by Blue Note, which released his eponymous debut full-length
in 2005 and Supply and Demand in 2006.
- Rachel Devitt
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