Prior to Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lee played with former New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain.

After splitting from the Blackhearts, the drummer played with Crash Conference and Secret Chiefs.

Although his multiple sclerosis made it difficult to play drums, Lee continued to be a music teacher out of his New Jersey home, where he instructed drum students to "get real familiar with your drums, because you’ll be hitting them."