Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee's Acceptance Speech at Artists For Peace and Justice
Geddy Lee's Acceptance Speech at Artists For Peace and Justice Geddy Lee with his Lifetime Achievment Award — photo credit: Ryan Emberley.Rush frontman Geddy Lee began his acceptance speech at the exclusive Artists For Peace and Justice gala in Toronto on Saturday night (Sept. 11) by cracking a few jokes and being characteristically humble, but soon…
Rush's Geddy Lee To Be Honoured at Artists For Peace and Justice Fundraiser
Rush's Geddy Lee To Be Honoured at Artists For Peace and Justice Fundraiser Geddy Lee — photo credit: Richard Sibbald.Rush singer/bassist Geddy Lee, who had been twice honoured for major humanitarian awards by the Canadian music industry alongside his bandmates, will accept a solo Lifetime Achievement Award this Saturday (Sept. 11) for his…
Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Suggest Donating to Charity in Peart's Memory
Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Suggest Donating to Charity in Peart's Memory (L to R) Rush's Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson — promo shotAt the end of an announcement confirming the death of their bandmate and lifelong friend Neil Peart, and asking for privacy to mourn, Rush singer/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson suggested…
Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Dan Aykroyd, Rush's Geddy Lee and More Raise $325,000 For Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Dan Aykroyd, Rush's Geddy Lee and More Raise $325,000 For Spinal Cord Injury Ontario Dave Thomas, Jake Thomas and Ian Thomas — photo by George PimmentelCanadian comedy titans — and we mean titans — took part in an all-star benefit for Spinal Cord Injury Ontario at Second City Toronto's mainstage on July 17, raising $325,000…
Rock Band Rush Raise $25K for Cancer Foundation with Hockey Kit Tour
Rock Band Rush Raise $25K for Cancer Foundation with Hockey Kit Tour Neil Peart plays The Hockey Theme — photo credit: screenshot from YouTube video.More than $25,000 was raised for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation by Toronto rock band Rush during its hockey kit tour. What is a hockey kit tour, one might ask? Why, it’s a drum kit emblazoned with…
Geddy Lee: The Grapes Of Rush
Geddy Lee: The Grapes Of Rush Alex Lifeson (far left) and Geddy Lee (right) sorting grapes on Grapes Under Pressure Tour at Grimsby's Tawse Winery (Photo credit: John Gundy)When he's not touring the world or recording albums that continue to influence generations of younger musicians, Rush singer and bassist Geddy Lee supports a grape cause. A wine-…
Rock Photographer MacNaughtan's Art Book of Africa To Result In 500 Child Sponsors
Rock Photographer MacNaughtan's Art Book of Africa To Result In 500 Child Sponsors If a picture is worth a thousand words, Toronto's Andrew MacNaughtan has unleashed an important monologue on behalf of World Vision with his brand new coffee table book, Grace: Africa in Photographs. The result of a three-week sojourn to Kenya and Tanzania taken by…