Reported on the BBC:
Arthur Lee, singer and guitarist of the influential 1960s band Love, has died in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia.
A Memphis native who called himself the “first so-called black hippie”, Lee formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965.
The multiracial band recorded three groundbreaking albums that fused rock, blues and psychedelia – the self-titled Love, Da Capo and Forever Changes.
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“My Bible’s in the fireplace and my dog lies hypnotized” -A.Lee