Lee Mallory

Lee Mallory (January 10, 1945 – March 21, 2005) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was part of such projects as The Millennium and Sagittarius. His most successful single was a cover of the Phil Ochs/Bob Gibson song "That's The Way It's Going To Be". The song, produced by Curt Boettcher, reached #86 on the charts and was a surprise hit in Seattle. A CD by the same name was released in 2002, with many songs and demos Mallory had recorded during the 60s. Lee Mallory helped start it all: the California Sound of the 1960s.

Biography

Lee Mallory was born William George Mallory in Berkeley California on January 10, 1945. At fifteen, Lee received his first guitar. At sixteen, Lee ran away from home to become a musician.

The 60s

Mallory began performing for live audiences in San Francisco's North Beach cafes, such as the Coffee Gallery and Coffee and Confusion. In 1963 he undertook a "self imposed" tour to New York and played in West Village folk clubs, including the Cafe Bizarre, the Night Owl, Cafe Wha? and the Four Winds. He later became a regular at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, where he was part of the experiment called The Men, some of whose members later formed The Association. As a performing musician in LA., Lee shared the bill with performers such as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Lee Mallory (poet)

Lee Mallory (born March 16, 1946 in San Mateo, California) is an American poet, editor and academic best known for hosting and performing monthly poetry readings in Orange County, California, for more than 20 years.

Early life and education

Growing up, Mallory lived for a time in Lebanon and Italy, as his father and stepfather were pilots and the family moved often, eventually settling in Newport Beach, California, when Mallory was a teenager. In 1964, he graduated from Newport Harbor High School.

In 1969, he obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he became acquainted with poet Kenneth Rexroth. While at UC Santa Barbara, Mallory also became friends with the late poet Charles Bukowski.From 1970-'71, he attended graduate school, and taught English at the University of Bordeaux in France. He served three years in the U.S. Army, and afterward returned to Newport Beach and college and graduated with a master's degree in 1978 from California State University, Long Beach.