Urgent:Alvin Lee Rushed to the hospital in a critical condition

Great British blues rock musician and singer Alvin Lee passed away on Wednesday from “unforeseen difficulties” following a routine surgery, according to his family’s announcement on his website. Lee’s fiery performance at Woodstock catapulted his band Ten Years After to international renown. He was sixty-eight.

His wife and daughters released a statement saying, “We have lost a lovely and dearly loved father and companion.” “A genuinely exceptional and talented musician has passed away.” In the festival’s documentary, filmmaker Michael Wadleigh focused almost entirely on Lee during the UK band’s powerful 11-minute rendition of “I am Going Home” at Woodstock in 1969. The band’s fame skyrocketed after the movie’s success, and they started performing in bigger venues around the United States.

Formed in 1966 in Nottingham, Ten Years After were most active until 1974, achieving four hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including one top 40 smash: “I’d Love to Change the World” (No. 40).

The band had greater success with their records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, just like many of their contemporaries. Five of the band’s albums, including “SSSSH” (No. 20 in 1969), “Cricklewood Green” (its highest ranking album, No. 14 in 1970), “Watt” (No. 21 in 1971), “A Space in Time” (No. 17 in 1971), and “Recorded Live” (No. 39 in 1973), were among their twelve entries on the Billboard 200 chart.