Versatile singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lee Michaels was a virtual one-man rock'n'roll band who enjoyed a fleeting burst of fame in the early 70s. Michaels not only belted out the hoarse lead vocals and played a fiercely ripping Hammond organ on his own compositions, but also arranged, produced and mixed said recordings in a private ...
Owns a chain of restaurants in Southern California called Killer Shrimp. [January 2009]
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Screaming himself hoarse, pounding on an overamped Hammond organ, and backed only by an enormous drummer called Frosty, made his name as one of the original hard hard rockers -- and is the first, and quite possibly still, the only one to play hard rock on a keyboard rather than a guitar (though he can also play guitar). "Do You Know What I Mean?", which went to #6 in the fall of 1971, stands as the classic example of his unique style; at the end of that year, he netted his only other Top 40 hit, "Can I Get a Witness?" (which went to #39).
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Invincible
2006
"Do You Know What I Mean" / performer: "Do You Know What I Mean" / writer: "Do You Know What I Mean"
Laurel Canyon
2002
courtesy: "Do You Know What I Mean" 1971 / performer: "Do You Know What I Mean" 1971 / writer: "Do You Know What I Mean" 1971 - as Lee Eugene Michaels
Outside Providence
1999
performer: "Do You Know What I Mean" / writer: "Do You Know What I Mean"
Without Limits
1998
performer: "Do You Know What I Mean" / writer: "Do You Know What I Mean"
Back of Beyond
1995
performer: "Do You Know What I Mean?"
Go Ask Alice
1973
TV Movie lyrics: "Do You Know What I Mean?" / music: "Do You Know What I Mean?"
Music Scene
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1970 writer - 1 episode, 1970