| Name | Lee Ving |
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| Background | solo_singer |
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| Birth name | Lee James Capellaro |
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| Born | April 10, 1946 |
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| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, harmonica |
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| Genre | Hardcore punk, outlaw country, blues |
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| Occupation | Musician, actor |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
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| Label | Slash, Fear, Sector 2 |
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| Associated acts | Fear, MD.45, Range War, Easy Love |
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Lee Ving (born Lee James Capellaro; April 10, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician, most famous for his role as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Los Angeles-based punk rock band Fear, and actor. In the late 1960s Ving joined Sweet Stavin Chain Blues Band in Philadelphia, playing with Michael Brecker and Eugene Busnar; they played shows with B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Cream among others. Later, Ving moved to New York and formed the band Daybreak. In the mid 70's, Ving moved to Los Angeles and in 1977 formed the punk band FEAR.
Ving has also sung for the band MD.45, which also featured Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Jimmy DeGrasso of Suicidal Tendencies. The 2004 re-release/remastered record replaced Lee Ving's with Dave Mustaine's vocals. Ving has also sung country music in the outlaw country genre with the band Range War. Prior to Fear, Ving played in a six piece blues act named Easy Love.
Saturday Night Live appearance
Fear reached national notoriety after the Halloween, 1981 episode of
Saturday Night Live, in which they were introduced by guest host
Donald Pleasence. Fear was booked only because former cast member
John Belushi had insisted upon their booking as a condition of his return to appear in two skits in cameo parts. The band played two songs, during which hardcore members of the audience, many of whom traveled to NYC from Washington, DC,
slam danced and
stage dived damaging the set. As the band began a third song, SNL producer
Dick Ebersol ordered the live feed stopped, and a taped rehearsal performance played after a brief black-out delay.
Acting career
Ving played the opposing lead role, Missoula, in
Penelope Spheeris' cult classic 1987
Dudes. As part of Fear he was featured in Spheeris' 1980 documentary on punk
The Decline of Western Civilization. Furthermore, he played the strip club owner in
Flashdance (1983), Mr. Boddy in
Clue (1985), and a small role in
Streets of Fire (1984), among other roles in films and television shows. In 1983 he self-deprecatingly played an over-the-top punk singer in the rock and roll comedy
Get Crazy. In the
Who's the Boss episode titled
"Walk on the Mild Side," Lee played "Jake Maguire." Ving also appeared in an episode of the short-lived
Three's Company spin-off,
Three's a Crowd as a criminal in a police line-up.
Music
Fear
The Record (LP, 1982, Slash, reissued on CD in 1992 on Slash/Warner Bros. and in 2001 on Slash/Rhino)
*The CD reissues include Fear's 1982 single "Fuck Christmas" as a bonus track.
More Beer (LP, 1985, Fear Records/Restless)
Live...For the Record (LP, 1991, Fear Records/Restless)
Have Another Beer With FEAR (LP, 1995, Fear Records/Sector 2 Records)
*All three of the releases issued under the Fear Records logo were reissued by Hall Of Records in 2001.
American Beer (LP, 2000, Hall of Records)
MD.45
The Craving (CD, Cassette, LP, 1995 Slab Records )
Filmography
Endless Bummer (2009)
Pulse Pounders (2002)
Fast Sofa (2001)
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
Masters of Menace(1990)
Dudes (1987)
Black Moon Rising (1986)
Clue (1985)
Scenes from the Goldmine
Streets of Fire (1984)
The Wild Life (1984)
Flashdance (1983)
Get Crazy (1983)
Grave Secrets
Nightmares (1983)
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Television appearances
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Crime Story
Fame
Fast Times
Legmen
Malomars
Oceans of Fire
Saturday Night Live (1981)
Streethawk
Thicke of the Night
Three's a Crowd
Who's the Boss? (1987)
References
External links
Lee Ving blog page
Lee Ving of FEAR, interview April 2009, Jaimeville.com
Lee Ving interview on formation of Fear Riverfront Times
SWINDLE Magazine interview with Lee Ving
Category:1950 births
Category:American film actors
Category:American male singers
Category:American punk rock singers
Category:Fear (band) members
Category:Living people
Category:Musicians from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
