Rush was formed in august 1968 in the willowdale neighborhood of toronto The original lineup included alex lifeson on guitar, jeff jones on bass and john rutsey on drums. Rush released its eponymous debut album in march 1974 Official news and information about the legendary rock band rush Rather than sign with an existing label, rush created their own, moon records, and pressed a few thousand copies Cleveland dj donna halper at wmms was instrumental in making “ working man ” a cult hit and helped bring the band to the attention of mercury records.
“it’s been over 10 years since alex and i have performed the music of rush alongside our fallen bandmate and friend neil A lifetime’s worth of songs that we had put our cumulative hearts and souls into writing, recording and playing together onstage. Geddy lee is a canadian musician and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the canadian rock group rush Lee joined rush in september 1968, at the request of his childhood friend and guitarist alex lifeson.
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