Lorne Lee is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he attended Oklahoma City and Del City Public Schools. He graduated from Del City High School class of 1993. He attended Langston University and completed his Bachelor of Music at The University of Central Oklahoma. He went on to complete his Master of Music at Howard University where he served as a Graduate Assistant. Lorne Lee has held several positions in music worthy of note. Some of these include Director of Bands for Johnson C. Smith University, Associate Director of Bands for Livingstone College, and most recently, Director of Bands here at Savannah State University.