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 51-75 of 222 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 15178 | 6/22/1968 | Next in line | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15179 | 6/22/1968 | Us | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15180 | 6/22/1968 | I'm checking out | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15181 | 6/22/1968 | The things I lost in you | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15214 | 7/22/1968 | With pen in hand | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15215 | 7/22/1968 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15216 | 7/22/1968 | Mama tried | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15217 | 7/22/1968 | Folsom prison blues | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15326 | 11/14/1968 | Darling you know I wouldn't lie | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15327 | 11/14/1968 | The bottle in the hand | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15328 | 11/14/1968 | Table in the corner | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15329 | 11/14/1968 | I love you more today | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15436 | 2/17/1969 | Window up above | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15437 | 2/17/1969 | Ballad of forty dollars | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15438 | 2/17/1969 | Sound of an angel's wings | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15439 | 2/17/1969 | Bad girl | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15440 | 2/17/1969 | When the grass grows over me | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15441 | 2/17/1969 | Kaw-liga | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15442 | 2/17/1969 | Hungry eyes | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15443 | 2/17/1969 | Papa sing me a song | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15444 | 2/17/1969 | Bad man | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15583 | 4/28/1969 | Proud Mary | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15584 | 4/28/1969 | I'll share my world with you | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15585 | 4/28/1969 | One for the money | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15586 | 4/28/1969 | I'll get over losing you | Conway Twitty | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Twitty, Conway," accessed October 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/348060.
Twitty, Conway. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/348060.
"Twitty, Conway." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 October 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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