Lee Conway - Big Iron (1980)

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...
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.