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
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  
(Results 26-50 of 222 records)

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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