Lee Greenwood is an American country music singer. In 1962, he won a Grammy Award and he has charted 33 singles on the Hot Country Songs with seven singles reaching the number one. He has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. Greenwood is known for his signature song “God Bless the U.S.A.,” which was originally released in the spring of 1984 and became a popular song. His 1983 single “I.O.U.” was also a top-five hit on the adult contemporary charts, and a number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Birth Name
Melvin Lee Greenwood
Nickname
Lee
Profession
Country Music Singer, Songwriter
Genre
Country, Pop
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Labels
MCA, Capitol, Liberty, Curb, Country Crossing
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Lee Greenwood was born on the 27th of October 1942, in South Gate, California, United States of America.
Age
He’s currently 82 years old.
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Christianity
Education
Greenwood completed his early education in Sacramento, California, after moving there from South Gate with his family. He attended Sacramento High School, where he was an active student with a strong interest in music.
Family Details
He is dedicated to maintaining his privacy on social media, especially when it comes to his personal life. He chooses not to disclose the identities of his parents or siblings and refrains from sharing their names or showing their faces online.
Marital Status
Married
Girlfriend / Spouse
Lee Greenwood has dated –
- Edna – Lee married his first wife Edna at age 17, whom he divorced and remarried.
- Melanie Cronk – The second was Melanie Cronk.
- Kimberly Payne (1992-Present) – Greenwood is married to former Miss Tennessee USA Kimberly Payne, his fourth wife but fifth marriage, who is 25 years his junior. They have two sons together, Dalton and Parker.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet –5 feet 3 inches
- In centimeters – 160 cm
- In meters – 1.60 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 75 kg
- In Pounds – 165 lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 34-14-40
- Waist – 34 Inches
- Biceps – 14 Inches
- Chest – 40 Inches
Body Build
Slim
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Shoe Size
He wears a size 9 (US) shoe.
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Lee is known for being a Country music artist with over thirty-five singles on the Billboard country music charts, including God Bless the U.S.A.. That song has gone on to accumulated over 35 million streams on Spotify. He has released over 20 studio albums throughout his prolific career.
Singing Debut
In 1962, Greenwood founded his first band, The Apollos. he band, which changed its name later to Lee Greenwood Affair, played mostly pop music and appeared mostly in casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Controversy
In May 2021, to commemorate the September 11 attacks, Greenwood published the God Bless the U.S.A. Bible. This edition of the Bible has the U.S. flag on its leather cover and includes the texts of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the chorus of “God Bless the USA” in Greenwood’s handwriting. These augmentations have sparked controversy among certain Christians, who argue that it violates Scriptural prohibitions, such as those contained in Deuteronomy 4:2 and Revelation 22:18, against “add[ing] anything” to “the commands of the Lord your God.”
The text of the Bible was intended to be the New International Version, but Zondervan, the division of HarperCollins that owns the rights to the New International Version, withheld them rather than associate Christianity with American jingoism, and it used the King James Version, which is in the public domain in the United States. In 2024, it created further controversy when then-former president and presidential candidate Donald Trump promoted a new edition printed in China and sold at a 1600 percent markup.
Lee Greenwood Net worth
Lee Greenwood has an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars as of 2025.
Social Media Profiles
- Facebook – Lee Greenwood
- Instagram – theleegreenwood
- X – Lee Greenwood
- YouTube Channel – Lee Greenwood
Some Lesser Known Facts About Lee Greenwood
- Greenwood was born in in South Gate, California, a few miles south of Los Angeles. He has German, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. At the age of seven, he started singing in church.
- His father joined the U.S. Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and his mother was a piano player who had several jobs. After his parents separated, he grew up in Sacramento, on the farm of his maternal grandparents.
- In 1962, Greenwood founded his first band, The Apollos. The band, which changed its name later to Lee Greenwood Affair, played mostly pop music and appeared mostly in casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- In 1980, Lee is known for writing and recording “God Bless the U.S.A.” and later “God Bless You Canada”. That song has gone on to accumulated over 35 million streams on Spotify.
- He recorded “Somebody’s Gonna Love You” and “Dixie Road,” both of which became #1 hits. He has released more than 5 compilation albums.
- In September 2008, President George W. Bush nominated Greenwood to succeed Makoto Fujimura for a six-year term to the National Council on the Arts expiring 2014.
- He has performed for several U.S. Presidents and at numerous national events, cementing his status as a patriotic performer.
- Greenwood has been actively involved in charity work and regularly supports U.S. veterans and military organizations.
