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Toby Lee | |
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| Born | 27 January 2005 Warwickshire, England |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | toby-lee |
Toby Lee (born 27 January 2005) is a British guitarist. He 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.
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] Some refer to him as the "future of the blues". [14] He performed on the 2024/25 edition of Jools' Annual Hootenanny. [15]
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