Lenny Welch
- MatchLenny Welch
- 100%Adam Wade
- 98%Vic Dana
- 91%Ruby & The Romantics
- 84%Jerry Wallace
- 76%Mark Dinning
- 74%Terry Stafford
- 69%Johnny Crawford
- 67%Jimmy Charles
- 66%The Avons
- 64%Jewel Akens
Biography
15 May 1938, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA. Treading the same path as Johnny Mathis, Welch built his career singing pop tunes with a hint of R&B flavour and a succinct sweetness in the voice. He began singing professionally in 1958, and signed with Archie Bleyers Cadence label in 1960. His record was a remake of an old Jerry Vale hit, You Dont Know Me and it went to number 45 on the pop chart in 1960, shaping the course of his career. In 1963 Welchs remake of... Read more