Preble County Pork Festival announces Johnny Lee in concert

A country music legend and the Original Urban Cowboy, Johnny Lee, will take the grandstand stage at the Preble County Pork Festival at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton.

The Preble County Pork Festival is pleased to bring “The Original Urban Cowboy” to the fairgrounds as a great way to celebrate Saturday evening at the 51st Annual Festival.

The cost of this ticketed, headliner event is an affordable $15 per ticket and all seats are general admission. Johnny Lee was born in Texas City, Texas, and is a member of the “Texas Country Music Hall of Fame”. In 1968, he began a 10-year working relationship with Mickey Gilley, at the World-Famous Nightclub “Gilley’s” in Pasadena, Texas. In 1979, Lee’s first screen role was in the 1979 TV Movie, “The Girls in the Office”, starring Barbara Eden and Susan St. James. He was then asked to perform in the film, “Urban Cowboy”, which starred: John Travolta and Deborah Winger, “Looking for Love”, was from that Movie soundtrack, and became Lee’s 1st “Gold Record”.

The song spent 3 weeks as, #1 on the Billboard Country Music Charts, and #2 on the Pop Music Charts. Later becoming one of the Top 100 best Country Songs of all Time. When not traveling and performing, Johnny can be seen on many celebrity hunting and fishing shows.

As well as on RFD TV’s: “Larry’s Diner” & “The Homecoming”. With a string of Top 10 hits such as: “One in a Million” – “Bet Your Heart on Me” – “Cherokee Fiddle” – “Sounds Like Love” – “Hey Bartender” – “You Could’ve Heard a Heart Break” and many, many more. Johnny Lee currently performs in Branson, MO regularly and organizers are happy to bring him to Preble County to experience the hospitality of the Ohio Valley and Pork Festival. Information about the event, including advance ticket purchasing options for Johnny Lee concert may be found by visiting www.porkfestival.org.

Find detailed ways to help support this year’s event at www.porkfestival.org/sponsors.