John Conlee*

224 N Center St,Arlington TX 76011

11 April, 2021

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John Conlee* JMT Music Entertainment ALL AGES John Conlee #1 hits: "Lady Lay Down," "Backside of Thirty," "Common Man," "I'm Only in It for the Love," "In My Eyes" plus more! For ADA Seats, please call our Box Office (817) 226-4400 *Marquee Member discount not applicable We are currently having concerts at 50% occupancy, social distancing seats available, masks are mandatory. We are also using sanitizing chemical in the venue prior to all shows ‘To protect the health of our customers, artist, and employees the Arlington Music Hall is taking the temperature of every person entering the building. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or greater is not permitted to enter. Ticket refunds are not permitted in this situation. Ticket Buyers may transfer tickets to another concert’. One of the most respected vocalists to emerge during the urban cowboy era, John Conlee was known for his superb taste in material and his distinctively melancholy voice. Conlee was born and raised on a tobacco farm in Versailles, KY, in 1946, and took up the guitar as a child, performing on local radio at age ten. He went on to sing with the town barbershop chorus, but didn't initially pursue music as a career, instead becoming a licensed mortician. He also worked as a disc jockey at numerous area radio stations, and made important industry connections via that area when he moved to Nashville in 1971. Five years later, Conlee's demo tape got him a contract with ABC. He released a few singles, but didn't find acceptance until 1978's "Rose Colored Glasses," a song he'd co-written with a newsman at his radio station, rocketed into the country Top Five. Conlee spent the next decade or so scoring hit after hit, nearly all of them helmed by producer Bud Logan. He had two number ones in 1979 alone -- "Lady Lay Down" and "Backside of Thirty" -- and four number two hits through 1981, which included "Before My Time," "Friday Night Blues," "She Can't Say That Anymore," and "Miss Emily's Picture." Conlee returned to the top of the charts three times over 1983-1984 with "Common Man," "I'm Only in It for the Love," and "In My Eyes," and had his last number one in 1986 with "Got My Heart Set on You." All told, Conlee made the Top Ten 19 times through 1987, when he moved from MCA to Columbia and reached the Top Five with "Domestic Life." John Conlee