Lee Graham (born Graham Pulleyblank, 2 July 1939) better known by his stage name Leapy Lee, is an English singer, best known for his 1968 single "
Little Arrows," which reached No. 2 in the
UK Singles Chart
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,
and was a Top 20 country and pop hit in the United States and Canada.
Career
The song "Little Arrows", written by
Albert Hammond
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and
Mike Hazlewood
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, was also the title track of his first album, released in 1968 on
Decca Records. It reached No. 71 in the
''Billboard'' 200 album
chart.
"Little Arrows", released in the UK by
MCA Records
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, became a
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, reaching No. 2 in the charts. In the US, the record reached No. 16 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and No. 11 on the
country
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chart. The record made No. 1 on the Canadian country music chart. It sold over three million copies worldwide, and was awarded a
gold disc
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Although he never reached the US pop charts again, Lee had two more country hits there with "Good Morning" in 1970 and "Every Road Leads Back To You" in 1975.
Between 1999 and 2001, Lee and his family (notably the twins in later editions), featured prominently in the
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. Lee is a regular columnist with the ''Euro Weekly News'', an English language newspaper based on the
, ''Little Arrows II'', on 1 March 2010. In 2014 he appeared on the
In July 1970, Lee was arrested after a pub brawl in which a relief manager was wounded.
, received eighteen months for his role in the brawl.