Weinrib grew higher when a boy of Polish parents who were two survivors of Nazi concentration camps, Dachau and Bergen-Belsen. Lee's stage name (and down the road legal title) "Geddy" was inspired per heavy-accented pronunciation of his given given name "Gary" by his grandma. Within 2004, Canadian Jewish News would feature Lee's reflections upon his mother's experiences & his have Jewish heritage. [http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=4075]

An award-winning musician, Lee's style & system on the bass guitar have proven very influential in the rock & heavy metal genres, inspiring (by their own accounts) such players when Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, John Myung of Dream Theater, Les Claypool of Primus, Cliff Burton of Metallica, and innumerous others. Lee's vocal style, patch less influential, is yet distinctive; a single Rolling Stone critic (perhaps dearly) labelled it the cross between Robert Plant and Daffy Duck.

Lee's 1st solo effort, My Favorite Headache, was released around 2000. Additionally to his composing, arranging, & performing duties for Rush, Lee has produced albums for various more elastic, including Rocket Science, and recorded the short rendition of "O Canada" with Lifeson included on the South Park soundtrack. Geddy Lee is as well heard singing a small fry hit "Take Off" on the McKenzie Brothers (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) 1981 comedy album The Low White N: Bob & Doug McKenzie.

Geddy is as well the devoted baseball fan who performed "O Canada" at a 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and took batting practice sustaining a so-California Angels (circa 1992).

Along by owning his colleagues Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, Lee was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. A trio were a number 1 rock musicians and then honored.

Instruments

Although he has varied his devices lineup now and again (experimenting sustaining Steinberger and Wal basses), Lee has long favorite Fender Jazz basses and Rickenbacker basses. Around 2002, Fender released the [http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0257702506 Geddy Lee Jazz Bass], a Jazz built to Lee's specifications, which he nowadays utilizes extensively on the road. Additionally to many asthetic changes, the instrument features upgraded vintage-style pickups & a BadAss II bass bridge.

Awards
Bass Hall of Fame - Guitar Streaming video player Magazine Sextuplet instance winner: "Best Rock Bass" - Guitar Streaming video player Magazine 1993 - "Best Rock Bass Player" Bass Player readers' poll

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