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Lonnie Lee
Lonnie Lee (born 18 September 1940) is an Australian singer. He was raised on sheep property in Rowena, New South Wales and has been performing since the mid-1950s. A Pioneer of early Australian rockabilly music, at the peak of his career, Lee had eight top 100 singles on the national charts. Seven of them peaked in the top 40, including three top 20's and two top tens. His highest peaking song on the national charts was a #2. He achieved five Gold Records. He had his last hit with 'Sad Over Someone' in (1969), but still continues to tour and perform.
==Biography ==
Lee got his first break in 1956 with a performance on radio 2UW's talent search, ''Alan Toohey's Amateur Hour'' where he came second. In February 1957, he won an MGM contest for 'Australia's own Elvis Presley' and in 1959 recorded his first record for Leedon Records called ''Ain't it so'', which he wrote with Johnny O'Keefe and which became his first national hit. He also formed started Sydney's first Rockabilly trio. At this time, Lee made his first of many television appearances on the ABC's rock and roll television show ''Six O'Clock Rock'' as well as ''Bandstand'' compered by Brian Henderson.
Other hits were ''Starlight Starbright'' (1959), ''Yes Indeed I Do'' (1960), ''I Found A New Love, Defenceless'' (1960). In 1961 and 1962 he made ''Sit Around And Talk'', ''When The Bells Stop Ringing'', ''Sitting By The River'' and ''Don't You Know Pretty Baby''.
His last hit was in 1969 with his own song ''Sad Over Someone''. Lonnie Lee continues to tour and perform regularly both national and internationally.
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