Conway Twitty Biography

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Conway Twitty
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Harold Lloyd Jenkins stuck a couple of pins in an American map in 1957 and the towns they stuck in were in Arkansas and Texas: Conway and Twitty. From then until his death in 1993, Conway Twitty would be a name to remember, both in rock 'n roll and later in country music. Born in 1933 in Mississippi, his father was a riverboat pilot steering boats between Mississippi and Arkansas, where the family eventually moved. Jenkins/Twitty was given a guitar at age five and by thirteen had recorded a demo at a local radio station, even though he really wanted to become a preacher and even had a chance at a baseball career. Drafted into the Army in 1954, he played country music in the Far East until discharge in 1956, when he heard Elvis Presley and decided on a music career. He even scored a connection with Sam Phillips of Sun Records but this went nowhere at first. His demos for Sun, however, are included in a giant package called CONWAY TWITTY: THE ROCK 'N ROLL YEARS. Twitty's first chart entry was at No. 93 with "I Need Your Lovin," followed by the enormous hit "It's Only Make Believe," which rolled into No. 1 in pop in 1958, the first of nine pop Top 40 hits until 1973. (Comedic actor Peter Sellers parodied him as Twit Conway and it has been said that he was the model for the "Bye Bye Birdie" musical comedy character Conrad Birdie.) Although Twitty was a rock 'n roll star for nearly ten years, he opted for country and wrote songs for Ray Price and others and began recording with producer Owen Bradley when his style gave way to the coming British invasion of the Beatles and other newer rock bands. His first country hit was "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart" but his first No. 1 country hit was 1968's "Next In Line," followed by "I Love You More Today," and "To See An Angel Cry." In 1970, "Hello Darlin" became a major hit and the following year he began a duet recording relationship with Loretta Lynn. Twitty is considered the most consistent country hit maker ever, with 41 No. 1 singles. He also appeared in a few movies in mid-career ("Platinum High" and "Sex Kittens Go To College") and saw his son and two daughters release recordings. He had a fast food chain that ultimately failed in the '70s and also fashioned a theme park called Twitty City. He died in 1993 after a performance in the new country mecca, Branson, Missouri.

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