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VINTAGE ST. PETE: It’s Lenny Dee

He mostly kept rock music at arm’s length, but Lenny Dee was St. Petersburg’s first – and to date only – real rockstar. During the period of his greatest success, the 1960s through the ‘80s, Dee was an internationally-renowned entertainer, averaging two albums per year on one of the biggest record labels in the world.

St. Pete, however, was home, and when he wasn’t on the road, touring or recording or appearing on some TV show, Lenny Dee was a devoted family man who ran a successful business on the beach.