Leland Bruce “Lee” Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American electric bassist and session musician. He was a member of the Los Angeles-based instrumental group The Section, who served as the de factohouse band of Asylum Records and were one of the progenitors of the soft rock sound prevalent on top-40 radio in the 1970s and 1980s. Besides appearing as the backing band on numerous recordings by artists such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, and Linda Ronstadt, The Section released three solo albums of instrumental rock. Both in The Section and separately, Sklar has contributed to over 2,000 albums as a session and touring musician. He has toured with James Taylor, Phil Collins, Toto, Lyle Lovett and other major acts. He has also been recorded on many soundtracks to motion pictures and television shows.

Sklar was born May 28, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When Leland was four, his family and he moved to Van Nuys, California, a central San Fernando Valley neighborhood in the northwest section of metropolitan Los Angeles. At five, he was inspired to take up classical piano by watching Liberace on his TV show. Sklar’s natural talents saw him winning competitions and awards from the Hollywood Bowl Association. By age twelve, Sklar was burning out on piano and was diverted to a Kay upright bass by his junior high school orchestra teacher, Mr. Ted Lynn. While attending Birmingham High School (class of 1965), Sklar gave up the bass drum in the marching band and became a drum major. He went to Redlands University in the summer to drum major school. He still has his baton.