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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Gene Lees
Born: February 8, 1928
Died: April 22, 2010 (aged 82)
Bio: Frederick Eugene John "Gene" Lees was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and former 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.
Known for:
- Singers and the song (1987)
- Oscar Peterson (1988)
- Cats of any color (1994)
- Waiting for Dizzy (1991)