Conway Twitty
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. Conways still alive family living as known of lives in Grayson county Texas are Jeannine Jenkins, Bill Jenkins, Billy Jenkins, Jeremy Jenkins, Krystle Allen, Richard “hunter” Allen, Tyler Allen, Dakota Raisor, Leah Raisor, and Levi Raisor |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 1, 1933 (Friars Point), Died June 5, 1993 (Springfield)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1965 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 222 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 14632 | 4/26/1967 | Walk me to the door | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14633 | 4/26/1967 | Things have gone to pieces | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14634 | 4/26/1967 | Funny (But I'm not laughing) | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14635 | 4/26/1967 | Don't put your hurt in my heart | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14636 | 4/26/1967 | But I dropped it | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14637 | 4/26/1967 | Working girl | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14638 | 4/27/1967 | Walk through this world with me | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14639 | 4/27/1967 | Two of the usual | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14640 | 4/27/1967 | I threw away the rose | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14641 | 4/27/1967 | Go woman go | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14642 | 4/27/1967 | A wound time can't erase | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14818 | 10/16/1967 | The image of me | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14819 | 10/16/1967 | Dim lights, thick smoke | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14820 | 10/16/1967 | Sensitive heart | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14821 | 10/16/1967 | I don't mind | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14822 | 10/16/1967 | Tender years | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14928 | 1/16/1968 | You sure know how to hurt a friend | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14929 | 1/16/1968 | I told my world to go away (and she did) | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14930 | 1/16/1968 | Jambalaya | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14931 | 1/16/1968 | Ain't it sad to stand and watch love die | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14932 | 1/17/1968 | Skip a rope | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14933 | 1/17/1968 | Take me as I am | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14934 | 1/17/1968 | By the time I get to Phoenix | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14935 | 1/17/1968 | Sing me back home | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15177 | 6/22/1968 | I started loving you again | Conway Twitty | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Twitty, Conway," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/348060.
Twitty, Conway. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/348060.
"Twitty, Conway." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Twitty, Conway - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85332527
Wikidata: Conway Twitty - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q82250
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/104720397
MusicBrainz: Conway Twitty - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a3c60d26-90d6-4788-ba9b-a89693fc396d
ISNI: 0000 0000 8632 9114 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000086329114
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