Country Music - Conway Twitty

Named Harold Jenkins at birth (September 1, 1933), Conway Twitty was born in Friars Point, Mississippi, and raised in Arkansas. He started his own band, The Phillips County Ramblers, when he was young, working up to his own radio show. Twitty was athletic and received an offer to join the Philadelphia Phillies major league baseball team, but chose to enlist in the Army. After his Army stint, he once again pursued music and began writing his own songs. He began writing rock and roll songs, but it was a country ballad that brought his career to light when he recorded his first hit, It's Only Make Believe, in 1958. Having changed his name by now to Conway Twitty (after two Arkansas towns), a string of number one hits began in the mid-60's, including "Hello, Darlin'", which increased his ever-growing popularity with the female audience. In the early 70's, he teamed up with artist, Loretta Lynn, and the two became one of the most famous duets in country music history. Their hits include After the Fire Is Gone," and "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man". In all, Twitty and Lynn won four Country Music Association awards for best vocal duo. Although Conway had over 30 number one hits, he never won a solo CMA award. Twitty suffered an abdominal aneurysm while performing in Branson, Missouri, and died on June 5, 1993. In 1999, tribute was paid to his career when he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.


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