Gene Lees, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gene Lees

Lyricist, biographer

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1928

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 22-Apr-2010

Profession: writer, translator, songwriter, lyricist, biographer, music critic, journalist, linguist, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Frederick Eugene John Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and journalist.
Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to the United States, where he was a music critic and lyricist.
His lyrics for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado" (released as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"), have been recorded by such singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall.