JOHNNY LEE – lst23

Johnny Lee was born in Texas City, Texas, and is a member of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1968 he began a working relationship with Mickey Gilley at the world-famous ‘Gilley’s nightclub in Pasadena, Texas. In 1979, Lee’s first screen role was in a 1979 TV movie ‘The Girls in the Office’ starring Barbara Eden and Susan St. James. He was then asked to perform in the film, Urban Cowboy’ starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. “Lookin’ For Love” was included in the movie’s soundtrack, and became Lee’s first Gold record. The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Billboard country music chart, and #2 on the pop music chart, later becoming one of their Top 100 best Country Songs of all Time.