Deaths: "I'm Going Home-- Guitarist/Singer in Ten Years After

ALVIN LEE, 68

Died March 6, 2013

On that summer day in 1969, blues-rocker Alvin Lee had his biggest day at that little old festival called Woodstock, then achieved even more fame in the movie when his singing of "I'm Going Home" with his band Ten Years After was featured (whereas Creedence Clearwater wasn't shown). It was a "scorching performance, though. I especially liked the mouth closeups. It was 11+ minutes of as high octane rock as you can get.

The performance launched the band into superstardom for awhile with headlining tours even though they only scored one hit single with "I'd Love to Change the World." He didn't like to perform it in concert, however, because long jams were his thing.

He dissolved the band in 1975.

From March 25, 2013, Time Magazine.