Fiona Apple
American musician (born 1977)
Conway Twitty, born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the country music scene. He transitioned from the 1950s rockabilly era and became known for his romantic and sentimental songs, earning him the nickname “The High Priest of Country Music”. Twitty topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart 40 times, a record that stood for two decades.
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Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. He was inducted into both the Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame.
Twitty was known for his frequent use of romantic and sentimental themes in his songs. Due to his following being compared to a religious revival, comedian Jerry Clower nicknamed Twitty “The High Priest of Country Music”, the eventual title of his 33rd studio album. Twitty achieved stardom with hit songs like “Hello Darlin'”, “You’ve Never Been This Far Before” and “Linda on My Mind”. Twitty topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart 40 times in his career, a record that stood for two decades until it was surpassed by George Strait, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart once with “It’s Only Make Believe”. He wrote eleven of his Billboard Hot Country Songs chart-topping hits.
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Conway Twitty’s real name was Harold Lloyd Jenkins.
Conway Twitty was best known as a country music performer, though he started out in the 1950s rockabilly scene.
Conway Twitty topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart 40 times in his career, a record that stood for two decades until it was surpassed by George Strait.
Comedian Jerry Clower nicknamed Conway Twitty ,The High Priest of Country Music, due to his following being compared to a religious revival, which later became the title of his 33rd studio album.
Some of Conway Twitty’s hit songs include ,Hello Darlin’,, ,You’ve Never Been This Far Before,, and ,Linda on My Mind,.
Conway Twitty topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart once with the song ,It’s Only Make Believe,.
Conway Twitty wrote eleven of his Billboard Hot Country Songs chart-topping hits.
5 Quotes by Conway Twitty
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Listen to advice, but follow your heart.
Conway TwittyAmerican country singer (1933-1993)
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You learn the most from life’s hardest knocks.
Conway TwittyAmerican country singer (1933-1993)
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I go through a thousand songs to find ten for a new record.
Conway TwittyAmerican country singer (1933-1993)
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Fads are the kiss of death. When the fad goes away, you go with it.
Conway TwittyAmerican country singer (1933-1993)
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A good country song takes a page out of somebody’s life and puts it to music.
Conway TwittyAmerican country singer (1933-1993)