Johnny Lee Biography- Net Worth 2024

Quick Facts

Full Name:	Johnny Lee
Age:	77 Years
Birthday:	July 3, 1946
Birthplace:	Alta Loma, Texas
Nationality:	American
Gender:	Male
Horoscope:	Cancer
Wife:	Deborah Spohr Lee
Net Worth:	$5 Million
Height:	5 Feet 8 Inches
Profession:	Singer
Sibling:	N/A

Country singer Johnny Lee is American. The country-pop crossover song “Lookin’ for Love” by Johnny Lee reached many Billboard Top lists. He plays guitar.

What is the Net Worth of Johnny Lee?

According to celebritynetworth, Johnny Lee has a $5 million net worth and relies on singing.

How old is Johnny Lee?

Johnny Lee was born in Alta Loma, Texas, on July 3, 1946. He is 77 and Cancerian. John Lee Ham is his birth name and American citizen.

Johnny’s parents’ names and details are unknown. Other family members including his brothers, cousins, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and others are also unknown.

However, we know that he and his family grew up on a dairy farm in Alta Loma, now Santa Fe, Texas.

Education Background

Lee’s educational institutions and qualifications are unknown. In high school, he formed “He and the Roadrunners,” a rock band. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy and served on the guided missile cruiser USS Chicago.

After discharge, he changed his name from John Lee Ham to Johnny Lee.

Who is Johnny Lee’s Wife?

Johnny Lee married Dallas actress Charlene Tilton in 1982. The couple has a 1982-born daughter named Cherish. However, they divorced in 1984.

He married Deborah Spohr Lee, his second wife, in 1986. Johnny Lee Jr. is their son. Deborah no longer has Lee.

My second wife died on November 7, 2002, after a protracted struggle with prescription medications. His 23-year-old son Johnny Lee Jr. died of a heroin overdose in 2014.

How tall is Johnny Lee?

Johnny Lee is 5 feet 8 inches tall and 80 kg, but his other measurements are unknown. He also has dark green eyes and black hair that is going white with age.

Johnny Lee Professional Line

He was a Journeyman for years. He played Lone Star honky tonks and recorded on numerous labels before becoming a crossover star in 1980 with “Lookin’ for Love”.
He gave love and honky tonk tunes a sympathetic personality with his laid-back manner. The 1980 album was his best-selling and strongest. He followed with 1984’s Workin’ for a Livin’ and 2002’s Live at Billy Bob’s Texas.
After leaving the Navy, he looked for work from Texas to California.
He got his first big break in 1968 when he met Mickey Gilley.

Gilly signed Lee as a trumpet and supporting vocalist. He then joined Gilley’s band for five years.
He was the headliner when Gilley was on road dates. Johnny Lee debuted as a solo artist in 1973. He recorded a couple of tracks for the little Astro label.
When they failed to chart, he worked with Gilley again. He had small hits with ABC/Dot (“Sometimes”) and GRT (“Country Party”).

His big break came in 1979 when James Bridges shot Urban Cowboy in Texas. Irving Azoff, a rich music businessman, helped Johnny get a small role in the film as himself.
He even invited Lee to record a soundtrack tune. He received “Lookin’ for Love” at the time.
By 1981, his pop chart days were finished. He was a country radio hitmaker for years afterward.
He even toured with his band and charted with songs including “Bet Your Heart on Me,” “Sounds including Love,” “Hey Bartender,” “You Could Have Heard a Heart Break,” and “The Yellow Rose” (a duet with Lane Brody).
His last WEA album, 1985’s Workin’ for a Livin’, followed 1989’s New Directions, a Curb one-off.
His days with major labels ended after the album’s highest-charting hit, “I Can Be a Heartbreaker Too,” landed at 53 on the country charts.

Declining fame

Even though his music career was fading, he continued traveling Texas and the Southwest.
Even recorded two gigs with independent live albums.
They were 1999’s Live at Gilley’s and 2002’s Live at Billy Bob’s Texas. He kept recording for smaller labels.
His albums include The 13th of July, It’s a Long Way Back, and Santa Claus Is Lookin’ for Love.
In 2008, Elvis began performing his hits in Branson, Missouri, for his lifelong admirers. You Ain’t Never Been to Texas was his 2016 return.
This blended his soft country style with soul and blues classics (“Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and “Two Steps from the Blues”).
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright’s 2021 title song offers a timely message of resilience.

Social Media

He has personal social accounts. His Instagram is “johnnyleemusic” and has 50.5K followers. His Facebook account has 85K followers.