Johnny Allan Seay, Jr., known professionally as Johnny Sea or Johnny Seay, is an American country music singer born on July 15, 1940, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He grew up in Atlanta and had his first major break in 1957 by winning a state talent show, which led to a recording contract and appearances on Louisiana Hayride and The Grand Ole Opry. In 1959, Seay scored his first hit with "Frankie's Man Johnny" followed by another success in 1960 with "Nobody's Darling but Mine", both released under NRC Records. After these hits, he moved westward to become a cowboy and resumed recording in 1964 with the country chart successes "My Baby Walks All Over Me" and "My Old Faded Rose". In 1966, Seay signed with Warner Bros. Records and released "Day For Decision", which featured a background chorus singing the lyric "America." The song peaked at number 35 on the US pop charts and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Following this success, he had two more country hits under his given name Johnny Seay: "Goin' to Tulsa" and "Three Six Packs, Two Arms and a Juke Box", both released by Columbia Records. After his second rise to stardom, Seay returned to the life of a cowboy, moving to Justiceburg, Texas. He died on May 14, 2016 in a plane crash near West, Texas.
