Joni Lee Ryles (née Jenkins; born July 2, 1957) is an American country music singer. The daughter of Conway Twitty, she recorded several singles as Joni Penn. Her most successful solo single was "I'm Sorry Charlie", which peaked at number 16 on Hot Country Songs. The song was included on a self-titled album for MCA Records in 1976. Lee also sang with her father on "Touch the Hand" and "Don't Cry Joni" on his album The High Priest of Country Music, but she was not credited on the charts for either.Whitburn, pp. 434-435
Ryles was married to country singer and session vocalist John Wesley Ryles.
Discography
Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country Joni Lee Release date: 1976 Label: MCA Records 43
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country 1975 "I'm Sorry Charlie" 16Joni Lee1976 "Angel on My Shoulder" 42 "Baby Love" 621977 "The Reason Why I'm Here" 97rowspan=2 1978 "I Love How You Love Me" 94
Guest singles (uncredited) Year Single Artist(s) Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country CAN1975 "Touch the Hand" Conway Twitty 1 — 8 —The High Priest of Country Music "Don't Cry Joni" 4 63 2 94
References
External links
Entry at 45cat.com Entry with Conway at 45cat.com