CMA Festival - Day 1 - John Conlee

If you didn't listen to country music in the late 70's & 80's, you probably don't know that John Conlee has one of the most distinctive voices inthe genre. And wile you may not know him, many artists today, such as Craig Morgan, cite him as one of their biggest influences. Perhaps because his first single - Rose Colored Glasses - was such a huge hit, going all the wasy to #5 in 1978. Then his next 2 singles - Lady Lay Down and Back Side of Thirty - both went to #1. Big hits that fast isn't very common (if your name isn't Carrie), so he got popular fast.



He performed all those hits plus his #1 hits from the early 80's, I Don't Remember Loving You, I'm Only In It For Love, and Common Man. This one hit home with a lot of attendees with lyrics: "I'm just a common man, I drive a common van, My dog aint got no pedigree"...

You can still see John Conlee fairly often playing at The Grand Ole Opry and a few months ago
surprised Craig Morgan onstage at a concert in Jacksonville, NC to invite him to join the
Grand Ole Opry.

Considering he was one of the older performers at the festival, he put on one helluva show. 
It was extremely entertaining...