Jake E. Lee (born Jakey Lou Williams, February 15, 1957) is an American guitarist signed to Frontiers Records. He is best known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne between 1982 and 1987 and later in Badlands with Ray Gillen. He formed the band Red Dragon Cartel in 2013. Their eponymous first album was released in January 2014 and entered at no. 69 on Billboard’s Album Charts. He has also recorded solo works under his own name–examples being the instrumental album A Fine Pink Mist (1996) and cover album Retraced (2005).
instruments played
Guitar
Associated Acts
Teaser, Child, Mickey Ratt, Rough Cutt, Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Wicked Alliance, Enuff Z'nuff, Beggars & Thieves, Red Dragon Cartel, Dio
Birth Name
Jakey Lou Williams
Genres
Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal, blues rock
Labels
Frontiers Records
Website
Years Active
1980 present
Name
Jake E. Lee
Nationality
United States of America