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Lee Roy Parnell
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Birth Name: |
Lee Roy Parnell |
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Born: |
December 21, 1956 |
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Abilene, Texas, USA |
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Years active: |
1990-present |
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Arista |
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Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. His highest-charting hits are "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (1992), "Tender Moment" (1993), and "A Little Bit of You" (1995), all of which peaked at #2. Four more of his singles have charted in the Top Ten as well. Besides his own work, Parnell has played slide guitar and National guitar on several other country recordings.
Parnell was born in Abilene, Texas, in 1956.[1] His parents were friends of country superstar Bob Wills, and Parnell began his music career on Wills's local radio show at the age of six.[2][3] During his teens, he played drums and guitar in some local bands, and he played in Kinky Friedman's Texas Jewboys band during the early 1970s.[4] He continued to play in local clubs throughout Texas until 1987, when he moved to Nashville[5] and became a regular performer at the Bluebird Café.
Parnell was born in Abilene, Texas, in 1956.[1] His parents were friends of country superstar Bob Wills, and Parnell began his music career on Wills's local radio show at the age of six.[2][3] During his teens, he played drums and guitar in some local bands, and he played in Kinky Friedman's Texas Jewboys band during the early 1970s.[4] He continued to play in local clubs throughout Texas until 1987, when he moved to Nashville[5] and became a regular performer at the Bluebird Café.