Lee Brilleaux was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 rhythm-and-blues singer and musician

Musician

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 with the British band Dr Feelgood.

Brilleaux moved to Canvey Island

Canvey Island

Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks...

 when he was 13. He co-founded Dr Feelgood with Wilko Johnson

Wilko Johnson

Wilko Johnson is an English guitarist and songwriter, particularly associated with the UK rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s.-Career:...

 in 1971 and was the band's lead singer, harmonica player and occasional guitarist. By 1984 he was the only founder member remaining in the band.

Brilleaux helped found Stiff Records

Stiff Records

Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....

, one of the driving forces of the “New Wave” of the mid- to late-1970s.

Lee Brilleaux died of cancer in 1994.