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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Geddy Lee, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Hugh Syme, Burton Cummings, Lawrence Gowan, Corey Hart, Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Kevin Hearn, Myles Goodwyn, Michael Fonfara, Caroline Azar, Aldo Nova, Scott Humphrey, Steve Sexton, Richard Bell, Paul Hoffert, Stuart Chatwood, Ken Greer, Martha Ladly, Kathryn Calder, Jason Sniderman, Lauri Conger, Fred Mandel, Andy Creeggan, Clayton Worbeck, Rich Priske, Julia Adamson, Goldy McJohn, Gary Breit, Dave Genn, Arnold Lanni, Michael Holt, Ellen Reid, Larissa Loyva, Vincent Jones, Carl Dixon, Dave Young, Mike Levine, Larry E. Smith, Will Kidman, Leonard Shaw, Claire Lawrence, Nik Kozub, Krista Muir, Terry Watkinson, Doug Johnson, Blaine Thurier. Excerpt: Gary Lee Weinrib, OC, better known as Geddy Lee (born July 29, 1953), is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined what would become Rush in September 1968, at the request of his childhood friend Alex Lifeson, replacing original bassist and frontman Jeff Jones. An award-winning musician, Lee's style, technique, and skill on the bass guitar have inspired many rock and heavy metal musicians, such as Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, John Myung of Dream Theater, Les Claypool of Primus, Cliff Burton of Metallica, Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta, and Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine. In addition to his composing, arranging, and performing duties for Rush, Lee has produced for various other bands, including Rocket Science. Lee's first solo effort, My Favorite Headache, was released in 2000. Along with his Rush bandmates - guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart - Lee was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio was the first rock band to be so honored, as a group. Lee is ranked 13th by Hit Parader on their list of the 1...
