Jim Lea (musician)

Jim Lea
Lea appearing on AVRO's TopPop in 1973
Lea appearing on AVRO's TopPop in 1973
Background information
Birth nameJames Whild Lea
Born (1949-06-14) 14 June 1949 (age 75)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
GenresRock
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • keyboards
  • violin
Years active1966–present
Websitejimleamusic.com

James Whild Lea (born 14 June 1949) is an English musician, most notable for playing bass guitar, keyboards, piano, violin, guitar, and singing backing vocals in Slade from their inception until 1992, and for co-writing most of their songs.