Alvin Lee, co-founder and guitarist with Ten Years After, has died aged 68.
According to a statement posted yesterday (March 6) on his website, Lee died from complications following surgery.
Born in Nottingham in 1944, Lee played in a number of local bands before he founded Ten Years After in 1966 with bassist Leo Lyons. They released their self-titled debut album in 1967. In 1969, they played the Newport Jazz Festival and, notably, Woodstock, where Lee led the band through a memorable version of "I'm Going Home" that you can watch below.