Lee Garrett (born June 30, 1943) is an American rhythm and blues singer-songwriter, most famous for co-writing the classic song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours".
Artists who have covered his compositions include Taka Boom, Carl Graves, Peter Frampton, Denny McCaffrey, Eddie Money, Jackie Moore, Marlena Shaw, The Spinners, Frankie Valli and many more.
Garrett is a Mississippi born singer, composer and radio D.J., and a graduate of the Missouri School for the Blind.
[10] Following the legal dispute relating to the song, "I Just Called to Say I Love You",[11] Garrett and Wonder have mended their relationship over the years.
They have composed songs together and in a 2013 interview with the Portland Tribune by Rob Cullivan, lamb recalled how he would be working on a groove and a chord change and a concept, with ten minutes later, Garrett would be singing a hook.
[13] Garrett recorded the song "Linda Sue" bw "Tell the World" which was released on the Van Dyk label (cat# 1606) in November 1964.
[18] Also that year, Garrett had a single "I can't break the habit" released on the Harthon label, cat no.
[21][22][23] By August 1967, Garrett who had the "9 to Midnight" show at Philadelphia's WHAT r&b station had filled position of musical director.
[24] Years later, Garrett recalled when he was working as a DJ in Detroit, he would play Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" and Ray Stevens', "Gitarzan", reasoning that the songs being so popular, there must have been black people buying them as well.
[26] That same year, the song "It's a Shame" that Garrett and Syreeta Wright had a hand in composing was named a winner in the 1972 BMI Rhythm & Blues achievement awards.
[27] It was reported by Record World in the April 26, 1975 issue that Island Music Ltd. executives, Lionel Conway and Allan Rider had announced the exclusive signing of writers Garrett and Robert Taylor to the Island Music Ltd.. Garrett and Taylor had decided to work as a team, combining their talents.
[29] According to the June 5, 1976, article in Record Mirror, 'The only colour I see is Music' Garrett came to Chrysalis because of a rumor that the label's new US office were scouting for Black American talent.
were pictured in a small article, Basket Cases or Or is it Wicker's World in the October 16, 1976 issue of Record Mirror.
Musicians who played on the album included Harvey Mason, Lee Ritenour, June Millington, Tom Scott and Dave Grusin.
[38] Also around that time, Marlena Shaw had a minor hit with one of the songs, "Better than Walking Out", which Garrett had co-composed with Robert Taylor.
[46] In February 1990, the findings were in Wonder's favor with Garrett at some stage having come over to Wonder's side, leaving Chiate to pursue the matter.
[47] Garrett was performing with The Boomer Band who had played Great Hall" New Year's Eve 2003 at the Quinault Beach Resort & Casino in Washington state to over 900 guests.
[49] In 2007, Garrett formed a song writing partnership with Mir German of Miriams Well, a rock band based in Portland.
The partnership worked and they, along with co-writer Mark Bowden, created an album called Indians And Clowns, released in 2010.