British blues rock great Alvin Lee, a guitarist and singer whose scorching performance at Woodstock propelled his band Ten Years After to wide fame, died on Wednesday of "unforeseen complications" from a routine surgery, family members announced on his website. He was 68.

"We have lost a wonderful and much loved father and companion," said the statement from his wife and daughters. "The world has lost a truly great and gifted musician."

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