Arthur Lee has died in hospital from Leukemia.
The frontman for 60's band Love had been suffering from the disease for many years and was thought to have been making good progress thanks to stem cell procedures but it was not to be.His wife Diane by his side as he passed.
Lee was born Arthur Taylor Porter in Memphis in 1945 He formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965.
Love were one of the psychedelic bands of the West Coast, taking their influences from the Byrds and The Stones.
In turn, Arthur Lee and Love became a major influence on The Doors.
Lee was a prolific songwriter, often passing on songs that he could not use for himself to other artists. One song was recorded by Rosa Lee Brooks and featured Jimi Hendrix as a session guitarist.
His songs have been recorded by Boo Radleys, Alice Cooper, The Damned, The Hooters, Lenny Kravitz, Lime Spiders, Matthew Sweet, Ramones, Robert Plant, Sarah Brightman and Urge Overkill.
