Jack Lee, Frontman of the Nerves and Writer of “Hanging on the Telephone,” Dies at 71

• Jack Lee, co-frontman of the Nerves, died at age 71 after battling colon cancer for three years.
• Lee wrote the power pop trio's "Hanging on the Telephone," famously covered by Debbie Harry and Blondie.
• The Nerves were a seminal power-pop band in the late 1970s, consisting of Lee, Peter Case, and Paul Collins.
• Lee continued to write and record music throughout his life and released two solo recordings.
• A memorial celebrating his song catalog is being planned at the Echoplex club in L.A.'s Echo Park.

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