Steve Lee, Swiss rock star

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The singer was known for his love of motorcycling (Keystone/Urs Flüeler) Keystone

On stage in 1992 (RDB/Sabine Wunderlin) RDB

With the former Swiss national hockey coach Ralph Krueger in 2003 (RDB/Pius Koller) RDB

Campaigning against child trafficking with Terre des Hommes in 2003 (RDB/Kurt Reichenbach) RDB

At the Montreux Jazz Festval with Spanish diva Monserrat Caballe in 1997 (Keystone/Patrick Aviolat)

Gotthard back in 1994 (Keystone/Guido Suess) Keystone

Singing at the Gotthard Pass in 2008 Keystone/Urs Flüeler) Keystone

Recording a song with members of the Swiss national football team in 2008 (RDB/Toni Lindroos) RDB

At the 2008 Swiss Music Awards with Brigitte Voss after winning the best pop/rock album prize (RDB/Goran Basic) RDB

Lee died on the roadside northeast of Las Vegas on October 5 (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Keystone

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Steve Lee, singer with Swiss rock band Gotthard, died in a motorcycle accident outside Las Vegas on October 5, 2010, at age 47. Lee co-founded the band in 1990, and it went on to become one of the most successful Swiss acts ever. Their last eleven albums all charted at number one.