John Conlee
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Conlee performing at the Grand Ole Opry in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 11, 1946 |
| Origin | Versailles, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | ABC, MCA Nashville, Columbia, 16th Avenue |
| Associated acts | Bud Logan |
| Website | www.johnconlee.com |
John Conlee (born August 11, 1946) is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004 Conlee charted a total of 32 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and recorded 11 studio albums. His singles include seven #1 hits: "Lady Lay Down," "Backside of Thirty," "Common Man," "I'm Only in It for the Love," "In My Eyes," "As Long As I'm Rockin' with You" and "Got My Heart Set on You." In addition to these, Conlee sent 14 other songs into the Top Ten.
John Conlee was born August 11, 1946, on a tobacco farm in Versailles, Kentucky. By age 10, Conlee had begun singing and playing guitar, and later sang tenor in a barbershop quartet. Conlee did not immediately take up a musical career, instead becoming a licensed mortician, employed by Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, and later a disc jockey at radio station WLAC.
By 1971, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in pursuit of a musical career, signing to ABC Records in 1976. Conlee charted for the first time in 1978 with "Rose Colored Glasses," a No. 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts, as well as the title track to his 1978 debut album. This album would go on to produce his first two number one hits in "Lady Lay Down" and "Backside of Thirty."
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