Toby Lee

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Toby Lee
Born (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 18)
Warwickshire, England
Musical career
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Occupation(s) Guitarist
Instruments
Years active2010–present
Website www.toby-lee.com
External video
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Toby Lee (born 27 January 2005) is an English guitarist from Oxfordshire, England. Lee appeared on the television shows Little Big Shots and The Ellen Show , and he starred in the musical School of Rock . At eight years old he taught himself how to play. [1] He became a global sensation after playing guitar at B.B. King's Blues Club in 2015, when he was ten years old.

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Career

Toby Lee posted a tribute video to B.B. King when he was 10 years old. [2] [1] The video went viral and Lee developed a following. After he gained a following on YouTube and on Facebook his career began to take shape. [3] [4] Toby Lee has had 350 million views on Youtube. [5] Lee is now sponsored by Gibson Guitars. [6]

In 2016, he played Zack in School Of Rock at the New London Theatre. [7] [8] In 2017 he performed the blues with Ronnie Baker Brooks at the Blues Heaven Festival in Denmark, and the video amassed over 115 million views on Facebook within a year. [9] [10] In 2019, Lee played with Joe Bonamassa at the Royal Albert Hall. [11] [12] Lee is playing on an upcoming Peter Frampton album. [13]

Joe Bonamassa has called Toby Lee "a future superstar of the blues". [13] Many refer to him as the "future of the blues". [14]

Awards

Albums

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