Photograph of Lee Aaron.
Lee Aaron

Overview

Lee Aaron (born as Karen Lynn Greening on July 21 1962 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian rock and jazz singer known as "The Queen of Metal in Canada". She had several hits with titles such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to my Body", and "Sex with Love". Aaron is now entirely devoted to jazz singing.

Background

After starting her career in glam metal music, she created a rock group named after her in Brampton, Ontario. Aaron was with that band when she released her first long play in 1982. John Albani, a guitar player in her band, helped her write the vast majority of the songs. "Buzz" Shearman , Bill Wade, Terry Juric, and Earl Johnson all former members of the Canadian rock band Moxy would all appear on her debut album called The Lee Aaron Project released in 1982. She then began touring in Europe - in England and Germany - by late 1983 she was ready for the studio and her second album called Metal Queen was released in 1984 and would make her one of Canada's best know solo musicians.

By 1990, she was one of the more well known Canadian singers in the world with the help of her Bodyrock album which sold more than 200 000 copies.

In 1996, Aaron joined with three former members of the band Sons of Freedom in the one-off band 2preciious.

Lee and her husband John are the parents of two children. Their first, is a girl named Angella born June 7, 2004 and the latest addition to their family - Jett Forrester Cody - born January 7, 2006. Weighing in at 5 lb 1 oz, he arrived a bit earlier than expected, but Mom and baby are both doing great.

Also recently Lee Aaron has reissued most of her albums on CD through Unidisc Music Inc.

Discography

* The Lee Aaron Project (1982) Freedom * Metal Queen (1984) Attic * Call of the Wild (1985) Attic * Lee Aaron (1987) Attic * Bodyrock (1989) Attic * Some Girls Do (1991) * Powerline - The Best Of Lee Aaron (1992) * Emotional Rain (1994) * 2preciious (1996) * Slick Chick (2000) * Beautiful Things (2004)

Musicians

There have been several incarnations of the Lee Aaron Band. Many of her musicians played in the touring band, but not on her albums, and vis versa. The following is a partial list of some of the musicians who have appeared on Lee Aaron's albums. The list is a virtual "who's-who" of the Toronto music scene of the 1970s and 1980s as many of these players had notable careers of their own. * Dave Aplin (Guitar)- from "Wrabbit" * Gene Stout (Bass) - from " * Rik Emmett (Guitar) - from "Triumph" * Bill Wade (Drums) - from "Moxy" * Rick Santers (Guitar) - from "Santers" * Rick Lazaroff (Bass) - from "Santers" * Mark Santers (Drums) - from "Santers" * Buzz Sherman (Vocals) - from "Moxy" * Earl Johnson (Guitar) - from "Moxy" * Frank Soda (Guitar) - from "Frank Soda Band" * Glen Gratto (Drums) - from "Frank Soda Band" * Peter Crolly (Bass) - from "Frank Soda Band" * John Albany (Guitar) - from "Wrabbit" * George Bernhardt (Guitar) * Jack Meli (Bass) * Randy Infuso (Drums) - from "Cinema Face" * Gary McCracken (Drums) - from "Max Webster" * Chris Brockway (Bass) - from "Wrabbit" and "Cinema Face" * Spyder Sinnaeve (Bass) * Simon Brierley (Guitar) * Jerry Mercer (Drums) - from "April Wine" * Walter Zwol (Background Vocals) * Dick Wagner Background Vocals) * Bob Ezrin (Keyboards,Percussion) - Producer/Engineer for such heavyweights as Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel * Randy Cooke (Percussion) * Jimi "G" Gelcer (Keyboards,Vocals) * David Roberts (Background Vocals) * Scott Humhprey (Bass and Drum Programming) * Matthew Gerrard (Bass) - (has gone on to write hit songs for Kelly Clarkson and Hilary Duff * Phil Naro (Backing Vocals) - from "Talas" * Rob Laidlaw (Bass) * Andy Curran (Background Vocals) - from "Coney Hatch * Brian Allen (Background Vocals) - from "Toronto" * Harold Hess (Background Vocals) - from "Harem Scarem" * Lou Pomanti (Organ) - from "Blood, Sweat & Tears"