American country singer, born August 11, 1946 in Versailles, Kentucky.
John Conlee has achieved a level of success that he has sustained by simply being himself and by making records that the listening public can relate to. He is a gifted entertainer, but he?s not into the glitz and hype of the entertainment world. He?d rather spend his ?off the road? time working on his 32 acre farm outside of Nashville, or engaging in his woodworking and gun-smithing hobbies.
Overall, there have been 29 single releases throughout the years with 26 of them charting in the top 20 or better. Eight of those 26 have reached the coveted No.1 spot on the national country charts.
His first release, ?Back Side of thirty? went nowhere fast. Three more singles also met with a minimum success, although they all charted. But in March of 1978, the label released ?Rose Colored Glasses,? a song Conlee wrote, which became a huge hit as well as his signature song. In January of 1979, the label re-released ?Back Side of Thirty? which went on to become a No. 1 record, and the hits continued to roll. The John Conlee hit list includes songs such as ?Lady Lay Down,? ?Before My Time,? ?Friday Night Blues,? ?Miss Emily?s Picture,? ?Busted,? ?I Don?t Remember Loving You,? ?Common Man,? ?I?m Only In It For The Love,? ?In My Eyes,? ?As Long As I?m Rocking With You,? ?Years After You,? ?Domestic Life,? ?Mama?s Rockin Chair,? ?Hit the Ground Runnin,? and ?Fellow Travelers.? All of Conlee?s hits have that unmistakable common thread ? that unique voice. Conlee has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1981.
From Wikipedia:John Conlee (born August 11, 1946, in Versailles, Kentucky) is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums. His singles include seven Number One hits: "Rose Colored Glasses","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." Besides these, Conlee has sent fourteen other songs into the Top Ten.