Peters and Lee

Peters and Lee were a successful British folk/pop duo of the 1970s, comprising Lennie Peters (1939 - 10 October 1992) and Dianne Lee (born 1950). Lennie Peters, who was blinded in an accident when aged 16, was a pianist playing in London pubs when he teamed up with actress and dancer Dianne Lee in 1970. They entered the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks which they won easily. A record contract was signed with Philips and quickly followed by the number one hit Welcome Home. Shortly after, a successful first album followed, called 'We can make it' which also reached the number one position. Their first year already made them the proud owners of two gold records. They also had a hit TV series which made them household names, and frequent appearances on 'Top of the pops' kept their record sales steady. They had five hits in the seventies, the second biggest after "Welcome Home" being "Don't stay away too long'. They also had a run of successful albums throughout the seventies including 'By your side', 'Rainbow' and 'Favourites' before disbanding in 1980.Lee then went solo , whilst Peters went off the edge of the stage . They subsequently reunited to perform on the nostalgia circuit, before Lennie Peters died from bone cancer in 1992 aged 53.

Their five UK chart hits were:

• Welcome Home -May 1973 # 1
• By Your Side -November 1973 #39
• Don't Stay Away Too Long April 1974 # 3
• Rainbow August 1974 #17
• Hey Mr. Music Man March 1976 #16

Major Albums

• 'We can make it'- Jan 1973 No 1
• 'By your side'- Nov 1973 No 9
• 'Rainbow'- Sep 74 No 6
• 'Favourites'- Oct 75 No 2
• 'Invitation'- Dec 76- No 44
• 'Smile'- Non charting
• 'Invitation'- Non charting

External links

• http://www.craftweb.org/web/mark/discography.html Mark Wirtz (producer) discography