- Lee Roy Parnell
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Lee Roy Parnell
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1956|12|21
Origin =Abilene, Texas ,USA
Instrument = VocalsElectric guitar Slide guitar
National guitar
Genre = Country
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1990-present
Label = Arista
Career/Arista Nashville
Vanguard
Universal South
Associated_acts =Ronnie Dunn David Lee Murphy
URL =Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American
country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (nowHot Country Songs ) charts. His highest-charting hits are "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (1992), "Tender Moment" (1993), and "A Little Bit of You" (1995), all of which peaked at #2. Four more of his singles have charted in the Top Ten as well. Besides his own work, Parnell has playedslide guitar and National guitar on several other country recordings.Biography
Parnell was born in Abilene,
Texas , in 1956. [Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line] . Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche. ] His parents were friends of country superstarBob Wills , and Parnell began his music career on Wills's local radio show at the age of six. During his teens, he played drums and guitar in some local bands, and he played inKinky Friedman 's Texas Jewboys band during the early 1970s. He continued to play in local clubs throughout Texas until 1987, when he moved toNashville and became a regular performer at the Bluebird Café.Early career
Parnell recorded his first album, "Lee Roy Parnell", for
Arista Records in 1990. His second album, 1992's "Love Without Mercy", was the most successful of his career, containing three Billboard top-10 hits, namely the title track, "Tender Moment," and "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am." 1993's "On the Road" also produced two top-10 hits, the title track and "I'm Holding My Own." The album also contained a rendition of theHank Williams single "Take These Chains from My Heart," as a duet withRonnie Dunn ofBrooks & Dunn .In the early 1990s, Parnell also co-wrote songs for two other country acts: "Too Much", which was recorded by
Pirates of the Mississippi , and "That's My Story", which was cut byCollin Raye .Parnell collaborated with
Trisha Yearwood ,Mary-Chapin Carpenter , andFlaco Jimenez in his 1995 album "We All Get Lucky Sometimes", which contained the hits "A Little Bit of You" and "Heart's Desire." 1997's "Every Night's a Saturday Night" was his last album for Arista. He also played on Carpenter's 1994 hit "Shut up and Kiss Me", appearing in the song's video.Parnell recorded an album titled "Tell the Truth" for
Vanguard Records in 2001, and he released "Back to the Well" forUniversal South Records in 2006.Personal life
Parnell has two children. Son Blake (1980) was born to Parnell's first wife, Kristin. Daughter Allison (1985) was born to second wife Kerry Pryor [Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line] . Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.] . He married third wife Kimberlie in 1990. [Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.] In March 2008, Parnell announced his engagement to a fan named Julie. [ [http://www.leeroyparnell.com/news-detail.php?pageid=1354&newsid=1556 News - Lee Roy Parnell ] ]
Discography
Albums
ingles
*AFailed to chart.
References
*Cronin, Peter. "Parnell slips into the mainstream." "Billboard" 105.46 (13 Nov. 1993): 35.
*Flippo, Chet. "Parnell Revisits Hits and Looks `Ahead'; Remembering Music Pioneer Anita Carter." "Billboard" 111.33 (14 Aug. 1999): 28.
*Huey, Steve. Ed. Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, & Stephen Erlewine. "Lee Roy Parnell." "All Music Guide to Country", 2nd ed. San Francisco: Backbeat Books, 2003. ISBN 0-87930-760-9.
*Nach, Alanna. "Lee Roy Parnell: Tell the Truth." "Entertainment Weekly" 600: June 2001. 91.
*Price, Deborah Evans. "Parnell set re-creates live sound." "Billboard" 109.20 (17 May 1997): 28.
*---. "Lee Roy Parnell Finally Gets Lucky." "Billboard" 107.27 (08 July 1995): 22.
*---. "Lee Roy Parnell 'Tells The Truth' On Vanguard Debut." "Billboard" 113.20 (19 May 2001): 46.
*Russell, Rusty. "Lee Roy Parnell." "Guitar Player" 31.10 (Oct. 1997): 31.
*---. "Lee Roy Parnell: A Nashville Hitmaker Breaks Out." "Guitar Player" 35.12 (Dec. 2001): 37-38.
*Scherman, Tony. "We All Get Lucky Sometimes." "People" 44.21 (20 Nov. 1995): 24.
*Stambler, Irwin and Grelun Landon. "Country Music: The Encyclopedia" (2000). New York: Macmillan, 2000. 359.
*"Where There's a Wills." "People" 42: Fall 1994 (Special Issue). 80-1.External links
* [http://www.leeroyparnell.com Official website]
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