Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee is Rush’s Canadian singer, bassist and keyboardist, an author and lifelong collector who is back on the road with Alex Lifeson.
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Geddy’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Born
- July 29, 1953 · Willowdale, Toronto, Canada
- Based in
- Toronto, Canada
- Instruments
- Bass guitar, vocals and keyboards
- Joined Rush
- September 1968, invited by childhood friend Alex Lifeson
- Breakout
- 2112 (1976), Rush’s first major commercial success
Mini bio
How it started.
Geddy grew up in Toronto and joined Rush in September 1968 when his childhood friend Alex Lifeson asked him to play. He became the band’s singer, bassist and keyboardist, building a musical partnership that would carry them through decades of changing sounds.
Finding their own way.
Rush resisted pressure to simplify after Caress of Steel and made 2112 in 1976. Its success gave the band room to follow its own ideas. Moving Pictures brought that approach to songs such as Tom Sawyer, Limelight and YYZ, and became their most commercially successful studio album.
Beyond the records.
Geddy’s curiosity also runs through his books and television work. He explored vintage instruments in Big Beautiful Book of Bass, told his own story in My Effin’ Life, and visited fellow bassists for Are Bass Players Human Too? He and Alex returned to touring as Rush in 2026, celebrating their music and Neil Peart’s memory.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2025The Lost DemosSolo artist; songs from the My Favourite Headache sessions
- 2000My Favourite HeadacheVocals, bass and other instruments; lyrics; music with Ben Mink; co-producer
- 1981Moving PicturesBass guitars, vocals and synthesizers with Rush
- 19762112Bassist and vocalist with Rush
Books
- 2023My Effin’ LifeAuthor
- 2018Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of BassAuthor, with text and editorial collaboration by Daniel Richler
Television
Awards
Quotes
Music is all about wanting to be better at it.Geddy Lee, official Rush biography
The line appears at the top of his official artist biography.
Trivia
- His official biography introduces him as a baseball geek and a chronic collector.
- His bass book explores a personal collection of vintage electric basses dating from the 1950s to the 1980s.
- YYZ takes its name from Toronto Pearson International Airport’s identification code.
- Ben Mink and Matt Cameron played on his first solo album, with Jeremy Taggart drumming on Home on the Strange.
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