Johnny Lee

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Johnny Lee

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Johnny Lee Ham
Born = birth date and age|1946|7|3
Origin = Texas City, Texas, USA
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Country, Pop, Countrypolitan
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1976 – Present
Label = Asylum Records
Warner Bros. Records
Curb Records
Associated_acts = Mickey Gilley
URL = [http://www.johnnyleefanclub.com/ www.johnnyleefanclub.com]

Johnny Lee Ham (born July 3, 1946, in Texas City, Texas) is a Legendary American Country Music Singer. His 1980 single, "Lookin' for Love," not only spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the second half of 1980 (and, by the way, became the #1 country song for that aforementioned year) but also went to the Top 5 on the Pop charts, and Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey. He racked up a series of country hits in the early and mid-80s.

Biography

Lee grew up in Alta Loma, Texas on a dairy farm. In high school he formed a rock n' roll band, "Johnny Lee and the Roadrunners". After school, Lee enlisted in the United States Navy and served a tour of duty on the USS Chicago, a guided missile cruiser. After his discharge, he played cover tunes in Texas nightclubs and bars through the 1960s.

Lee worked 10 years with Mickey Gilley both on tour and at Gilley’s Club in Pasadena, Texas. The 1980 hit movie "Urban Cowboy" was largely shot at Gilley's club. It was the soundtrack from the movie that catapulted Lee to fame. The record spawned several hit singles, one of which was Lee's "Lookin' for Love."

Lee had five songs reach the top of the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. In addition to "Lookin' For Love," those songs are "One in a Million" (1980); "Bet Your Heart on Me" (1981); "The Yellow Rose" (1984, a duet with Lane Brody and the theme song to the NBC TV-series of the same name); and "You Could Have Heard a Heartbreak" (1984). His other major hits include "Pickin' Up Strangers" (1981), "Prisoner of Hope" (1981); "Cherokee Fiddle," "Sounds Like Love" and "Hey Bartender" (1983); and "Rollin' Lonely" and "Save the Last Chance" (1985).

Lee married Charlene Tilton in 1982 but the marriage only lasted three years. Their daughter Cherish was born in 1982. He has a son from another marriage. Lee and his son live in Branson, Missouri. Lee tried a stage act in Branson, but prefers to remain a touring act. An attempt at a comeback in the late 1980s was short-lived.

Discography

ingles

Albums

References

* "Johnny Lee Biography". [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/lee_johnny/bio.jhtml CMT.com] . Retrieved May 27, 2005.
* "Johnny Lee - Biography". [http://www.johnnyleefanclub.com/about.htm Official Johnny Lee Fan Club website] . Retrieved May 27, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.johnnyleefanclub.com/ Johnny Lee Official Fanclub Website]