Lee Conway - 1980 - Big Iron FLAC

 Big Iron/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/A Boy Named Sue/Don't Take Your Guns To Town/Wanted Man/Bonanza/The Hanging Tree/Rawhide/The Gambler/Ballad Of Ringo/High Noon/Ride Again Cowboy/Gunfight At OK Corral/Cool Water/Johnny Yuma/Streets Of Laredo


 Country artist Lee Conway was born in Poland in 1940. The family emigrated to Australia and Lee was brought up in Fitzroy. Lee started playing guitar in his early teens and in the late 50s he joined local Melbourne band Bobby Cookson and The Premiers as their bass player. Around the mid sixties this came to an end when Lee entered into the trucking business which he was very successful. He would later move in to the management side of music. Lee was the manager of 'The Laurie Allen Revue' in the sixties giving the band major success especially in Adelaide, at the then popular Twenty Plus Club.

In 1968 he was dared to get up and sing at the Twenty Plus Club and from then on he has never looked back. In the early 1970′s his single “Wanted Man” made the charts. Lee’s ability to craft songs was recognized by the Australian Federation of Broadcasters when his 1973 album 'Stories We Could Tell'  won “Best Album, Single and song.”

Jerry Lee Lewis regarded Lee as his own personal discovery and recorded him. It wasn’t long before Lee headlined the prestigious “International Festival of Country Music” at Wembley together with Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lyn, Bobby Bare and Rick Nelson. The charismatic style and distinctive voice was applauded by British audiences and Lee was presented with the “Most Promising Performer of Great Britain” Award at the London Palladium.

Lee’s single “All I Want to Do in Life” went #3 on the US and Canadian music charts with the top places filled by the Johnny Cash classic “Ghost Riders in the Sky” and “California” by Glenn Campbell – No mean feat for a boy from Downunder! .

Headlining major country music festivals, touring nationally and working on his 42′ boat gave Lee more time to write, relax and record 'Cowboys & Engines' but the lovingly crafted album was never released after a major management blunder and problems saw thousands of copies warped and ruined! It wasn’t too long before Lee Conway was back in the limelight again hosting the nationally and Internationally popular “Conway Country” television show.

 Lee Conway has enjoyed many memorable moments in his long career and being selected to perform at the Royal Command Gala before H.M. Queen Elizabeth was a definite highlight. Lee’s prolific songwriting ability is not confined to country music, for many years Lee has written and produced many Award winning television and radio jingles. Teaming up with funny man Col Elliott to write and record the comedy song “Gone Fishin” became one of the most popular clips to be shown on CMTV. In 1982 he was inducted into the Tamworth Hands of Fame.He has been regarded as one of Australia’s most loved and respected country music artists and carved a special place in the hearts of all music fans. Kimbo.