Conley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia, and grew up in Atlanta. He first recorded in 1959 as the lead singer of Arthur & the Corvets. With this group, he released three singles in 1963 and 1964 — “Poor Girl,” “I Believe,” and “Flossie Mae” — on the Atlanta‑based label NRC Records. In 1964, Conley moved to Ru‑Jac Records in Baltimore and released “I’m a Lonely Stranger.” When Otis Redding heard the recording, he asked Conley to re‑record it for his own new label, Jotis Records, where it became the label’s second release. Conley met Redding in 1967. Together they rewrote the Sam Cooke song “Yeah Man” into “Sweet Soul Music,” which, at Redding’s insistence, was released on the Atco‑distributed Fame Records and recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The song became a major hit, reaching No. 2 on the U.S. charts and entering the Top Ten across much of Europe. It sold over one million copies and earned a gold disc. After several successful singles in the early 1970s, Conley relocated to England in 1975, later spending several years in Belgium before settling in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in spring 1977. In early 1980, performing as Lee Roberts and the Sweaters, he appeared at venues including Ganzenhoef, Paradiso, De Melkweg and the Concertgebouw, receiving strong audience response. Later that year, he moved to Ruurlo in the Netherlands and legally changed his name to Lee Roberts, using his middle name and his mother’s maiden name.
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