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 76-100 of 222 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 15587 4/28/1969 Johnny B. Goode Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15588 4/28/1969 Crazy arms Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15589 4/28/1969 Games people play Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15590 4/28/1969 Star spangled heaven Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15595 4/29/1969 Heartaches by the number Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15596 4/29/1969 World of forgotten people Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15597 4/29/1969 Wild mountain rose Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15598 4/29/1969 That's when she started to stop loving Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15641 6/24/1969 Wild mountain rose Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15642 6/24/1969 That's when she started to stop loving you Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15643 6/24/1969 To see my angel cry Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15644 6/24/1969 I did the best I could Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15833 11/18/1969 All I have to offer you is me Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15834 11/18/1969 Okie from Muskogee Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15835 11/18/1969 These lonely hands of mine Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15836 11/18/1969 I'd rather be gone Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15837 11/18/1969 The house of the rising sun Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15838 11/18/1969 Be proud of your man Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15839 11/18/1969 My heart knows Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15840 11/18/1969 Hello darlin' Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15841 11/18/1969 Girl at the bar Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15933 3/9/1970 Love looks good on you Bill Howard ; Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15934 3/9/1970 A thing like that Bill Howard ; Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15935 3/9/1970 Ninety-nine bottles of beer Bill Howard ; Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 15936 3/9/1970 Time marches on Bill Howard ; Conway Twitty vocalist  
(Results 76-100 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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