Jack Lee, “Hanging on the Telephone” Songwriter, Dies at 71

Jack Lee, “Hanging on the Telephone” Songwriter, Dies at 71

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Jack Lee, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer with the 1970s West Coast band The Nerves who wrote the power pop trio’s “Hanging on the Telephone,” famously covered by Debbie Harry and Blondie, has died. He was 71. Lee died May 26 in Santa Monica after a three-year battle with colon…

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