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 201-222 of 222 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 16785 | 5/22/1972 | I can't stop loving you | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16786 | 5/22/1972 | [Unknown title(s)] | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16787 | 5/22/1972 | I sure hate to see you go | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16788 | 5/22/1972 | The key's in the mailbox | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16789 | 5/22/1972 | Hold on to my unchanging love | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16790 | 5/22/1972 | White lightning | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16791 | 5/23/1972 | Girl from Tupelo | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16792 | 5/23/1972 | You're the other half of me | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16931 | 9/27/1972 | Yours to hurt tomorrow | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16932 | 9/27/1972 | Why not tonight | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16933 | 9/27/1972 | She needs someone to hold her (when she cries) | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16992 | 12/19/1972 | I don't believe I' 11 fall in love | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16993 | 12/19/1972 | Each season changes you | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16994 | 12/19/1972 | Don't cry Daddy | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16995 | 12/19/1972 | It's not love | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16996 | 12/19/1972 | Darlin' | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16997 | 12/19/1972 | I've just destroyed the world | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16998 | 12/19/1972 | Even the bad times are good | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16999 | 12/19/1972 | The letter | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 17000 | 12/19/1972 | Baby's gone | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 17001 | 12/19/1972 | Dim lonely places | Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 17002 | 12/19/1972 | Sweet memories | 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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Linked Open Data Sources
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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