Bill Lee, jazz bassist and father of Spike Lee, dies at 94 - Los
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Spike Lee's father, Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, died at home in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. He was 94.
Spike Lee's father, Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, died at home in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. He was 94.
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Spike Lee's Dad, Jazz Bassist Bill Lee, Passes Away At 94
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Bill Lee Dead: Composer and Father of Spike Lee Was 94
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Bill Lee, jazz musician who worked on son Spike Lee's early movies
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Bill Lee, jazz bassist and father of Spike Lee, dies at 94 - Los
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Father, son bond over baseball, farming and Dillon
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The bassist Bill Lee has died. He was part of Bob Dylan's very
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Bill Lee, prolific jazz composer and Spike Lee's father, dies at