Lee Dorsey(1926-1986)
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New Orleans-born Lee Dorsey was a former boxer who turned rock singer.
He had a minor hit for a local New Orleans record company that resulted
in a contract with Fury Records, a nationally distributed label. In
1961 he recorded the catchy "Ya Ya", which went to the #1 spot on the
US charts. A follow-up record, "Do-Re-Mi", was a smaller hit. It wasn't
until 1965, however, that he had another hit, "Ride Your Pony". The
next year he had his biggest-selling record, "Working in a Coal Mine".
That was followed by several lesser hits over the years. He still
toured regularly, though, and in 1980 was one of the acts on
The Clash's US tour. He died in New Orleans of
emphysema in 1986.
