Lee Lynch (singer)
Liam Lynch (born in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland) is an Irish singer. He has lived in England since his arrival in London in May 1956.
In 1960, he was discovered performing in Chiswick by Vince Hill, who introduced him to The James Tate Agency. Having signed up for James Tate, he was soon performing under his new stage name Lee Lynch at The Winter Gardens, Morecambe, as the support act for Emile Ford & The Checkmates.
In 1961, Lynch received a two-year contract to appear at The Nuffield Centre, Trafalgar Square. In 1963 he joined The Tropical Showband, resident at The 32 Club in Harlesden, appearing with Tom Jones, Van Morrison and Jim Reeves. In 1965 Lynch formed his own band, The Blue Angels; their debut single, the Lennon & McCartney song You Won't See Me was released in 1966 on the Decca label.
In 1969, Lynch represented Great Britain in an international song contest in Belgium with a song called "Stay Awhile", which soon went to the top of the Belgian charts and was a huge success . He had several hit singles on the subsequent LP Stay Awhile With Lee Lynch.
In 1971, Lynch replaced Brendan Bowyer as lead singer in The Royal Showband, returning to London after an eight month stint. In 1973, he represented Ireland in a song contest in Bulgaria with his own composition, "The Love In My Woman's Eyes". In September 1974, he made his first of two appearances at The Royal Albert Hall.
1976 was a bad year for Lynch as he collapsed with meningitis and nearly died; it was a full year before he recovered.
In 1980, he was voted London's favourite Irish vocalist , appeared again at The Royal Albert Hall and released one of his best known singles "Paddy's On The Move Again]", followed up in 1982 by "Famous Shamus".
Lee Lynch continued to write, record and perform throughout the eighties and early nineties and in all, recorded over 100 songs throughout a career spanning 35 years.
Open heart surgery brought an end to his career in 1994; he is now retired and lives in the English countryside.
Releases
- Answer Me (7") Rex 1966
- Lee Lynch Sings (Vinyl, EP) Rex 1966
- You Won't See Me (7") Decca 1966
- Burning Bridges (7") Star 1967
- I'll Hold You In My Heart (7") Pye 1967
- Don't Hold On To Yesterday (7") Ember 1969
- Stay Awhile (7") Ember 1969
- Joe Poor Loves Daphne Elizabeth Rich (7") Ember 1970
- Sweet Woman (7") Ember 1970
- The Call (7") Ember 1971
- Time Is All (7") Ember 1971
- Momma Married A Preacher (7") Columbia 1973
- The Love In My Woman's Eyes (7") Columbia 1973
- I'm Still Loving You (7") HIT Records 1974
- Two Dollars Five Cents (7") Release Records 1975
- The Songs My Father Sang (7") Blue Angel Records 1979
- Paddy's On The Move Again (7") CBS 1980
- Paddy's On The Move Again (7") Blue Angel Records 1980
- Stay Awhile / A Bad Time To Stop Loving Me (7") Supreme Records 1981
- Can't Take My Eyes Of You (7") Supreme Records 1982
- Famous Shamus (7") Blue Angel Records 1982
- Here I Go Again (7") Ritz Records 1984
- Molly Maguire (7") Ritz Records 1985
- Paddy's On The Move Again (7") Blue Angel Records 1985
- Whatever Happened To My Angel (7") Smashed 1985
- Ireland My Island (7") Blue Angel Records 1986
- Before The Next Teardrop Falls (7") Crashed 1987