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LORD BUCKLEY (b 5th April 1906, d 12th Nov 1960)

Lord Buckley was born in the little mining and lumber town of Tuolumne, California. His parents were William (Bill) and Annie Laurie (nee Bone). Bill Buckley was from Manchester, England. Annie Laurie's family hailed from Cornwall, England ...

CP Lee last performed his celebrated hip show DIG INFINITY! at the British Library on 5th March 2011.

He also performed also m'Lords and Ladies of the Royal Court on 2nd October 2010 in Manchester as part of Didsbury Arts Festival 2010

CP's performance as Lord Buckley in Paris on Wednesday 1st July 2009 (as part of the NAKED LUNCH AT 50 celebrations)is showcased in the Extras section on the Chrome Dreams dvd: Tom Waits 'Under The Influence' - available from the link or www.play.com or amazon (USA). The piece can be seen here -

100 JUMPIN' CANDLES USA/UK - JOINT CELEBRATIONS FOR THE LORD'S CENTENNIAL

On 5th April 2006 at the Studio Theatre in Salford, a fine swinging gas of a time was had by a whole heap of cats and kitties - click somewhere on this sentence for a small snippet of CP's rendition of the Lord Buckley classic, Willie The Shake.

 

 

 

 

IMAGE BELOW IS OF CP LEE AS LORD BUCKLEY AT THE GALLERY, MANCHESTER IN 1982

 

 

   

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