The British blues guitarist Toby Lee, described as “out of this world” by Jools Holland, today announces his signing to Fontana Records. 

Born to play, Toby Lee is part of a lineage of British blues guitarists that stretches from John Mayall to Eric Clapton; from Keith Richards to Slash. Listen to Lee play, and it becomes obvious why. 

Obsessed from a young age, Lee can’t remember not holding a guitar. By the age of 10, a video tribute to B.B. King had gone viral, which led to an invitation from B.B. King's daughters to perform at the legendary B.B. King's Blues Club on Beale Street, Memphis.

Since then, Toby has toured extensively, sharing the stage with his musical heroes such as Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons, Peter Frampton, Slash and Joe Bonamassa, as well as with his own band.

Hard to believe this was a boy who was bullied at school. But when Lee played the guitar, everything made sense. “Perhaps it helps explain why my emotional channelling is through the guitar. I can say whatever I need to say through it.” – Toby Lee

More recently, Jools Holland invited Lee to play on his annual Hootenanny on BBC Two, which was followed by a Glastonbury performance. In 2025 alone Toby played 150 shows – 66 of these as Jools Holland’s special guest and the rest with his trio of great players. Other UK festivals included Isle of Wight, Love Supreme, Cornbury, Cropredy and many more.