[2][3][4] He was known as a harmonist, writing lessons for playing harmony on the five-string banjo and employing "remarkeable fingering" to construct chords.

Lee's next steps haven't been documented, but he is known to have worked as a treasurer at Madison Square Theatre in New York City.

A. Huntley’s Complete School of Harmony, Embracing Chord Construction and Modulation for the Banjo, published in 1887.

[12][13] His partnership with Huntley lasted until June 24, 1887, when Lee formed a banjo trio with Dan Emerson and L. A. Burrit in New York.

[5] Lee also used his thumbnail for the deep bass notes "that are required to be played with force," to sound the string "clearer and louder.