Robert Lee Jun-fai

Sum Sum

(m. 1977; div. 1983)

Children1Parents

Lee Hoi-chuen (father)
Grace Ho (mother)

Family

Peter Lee Jung-sum (brother)
Bruce Lee (brother)
Brandon Lee (nephew)
Shannon Lee (niece)

Musical careerOriginHong KongGenresHong Kong English pop
Rock musicInstrument(s)Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Musical artist

Chinese nameTraditional Chinese李振輝Simplified Chinese李振辉

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Zhènhuī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Lei5 Zan3-fai1

Robert Lee Jun-fai (born 16 December 1948) is a Hong Kong musician. He is the younger brother of the late martial artist Bruce Lee.

Early life

Lee was born on 16 December 1948 in Hong Kong, and was the youngest son of Grace Ho and Lee Hoi-chuen, a Chinese Cantonese opera and film actor.

Career

Lee was the founder of a Hong Kong beat band called The Thunderbirds, a beat group in the same Hong Kong/Macau musical scene as Danny Diaz & The Checkmates, Zoundcrakers, Anders Nelson & The Inspiration, D'Topnotes and Teddy Robin & The Playboys.^[1] He founded the group in 1966 and quickly became famous in Hong Kong.^[2]^[3]^[4] A few singles were sung mostly or all in English. Also released was Lee singing a duet with Irene Ryder.^[5]

He later moved to Los Angeles in the United States and stayed with his older brother Bruce Lee. After Bruce's death, Robert released an album dedicated to him called The Ballad of Bruce Lee. A single of the same title was also released.^[6]

On 27 November 2005, Robert unveiled a Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong, celebrating what would have been Bruce's 65th birthday. He is the producer of the 2010 film Bruce Lee, My Brother.

Personal life

Lee is the younger brother of Phoebe Lee, Agnes Lee, Peter Lee, and Bruce Lee. He is the uncle of Shannon Lee and Brandon Lee.

In 1977, Lee married Hong Kong singer and actress Sylvia Lai, who performed under the stage name of Sum Sum. They had a son named Clarence Lee Ka-Ho in 1980, and divorced in 1983.

Discography

Singles

Ballad of Bruce Lee – Sunrise 906 – 1974 (USA)
Irene Ryder & Robert Lee – Baby baby / You put me down – HK Columbia CHK-1028 – 196?

The Thunderbirds & The Nautics – ECHK 513 – 196?

Album

Ballad of Bruce Lee – Sunrise LP-R905 – 1974 (USA)

Compilation

Various Artists: Uncle Ray's Choice – Baby Baby – Irene Ryder & Robert Lee (1968)- EMI – 2003

References

^ http://blog.roodo.com/macaenese5354 THE THUNDERS OF MACAU
^ Web UK Online, Bruce Lee Articles In The Shadow Of A Legend – Robert Lee Remembers Bruce Lee by Steve Rubinstein Archived 30 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Trans World 60's Punk Hong Kong 60s Re-capture
^ Tofu An introduction to the music scene which flourished in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore in 1964–1969
^ http://www.mypaper.pchome.com.tw/ Robert Lee – The Thunderbirds
^ EAMS Compilation Projekt EAMS Compilation Vol. 20 – Rare Raritäten

External links

Robert Lee Jun-fai at IMDb
Robert Lee Jun-fai discography at Discogs
Interview with Robert Lee

Hear

Robert Lee Sings ...The Ballad Of Bruce Lee on YouTube

Bruce Lee

Films

As film director	The Way of the Dragon (1972) Game of Death (1978)
As writer	Circle of Iron (1978)

Books written

Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense
Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method
Bruce Lee Library

Techniques

Works about

Films

Hong Kong	Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend (1973) A Dragon Story (1974) Bruce Lee and I (1976) The Dragon Lives (1976) The Man, The Myth (1976) The Real Bruce Lee (1977) A Warrior's Journey (2000) Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)
United States	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) The Curse of the Dragon (1993) A Warrior's Journey (2000) The Legend of Bruce Lee (video; 2010) I Am Bruce Lee (2012) Birth of the Dragon (2016) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Be Water (2020)