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 1-25 of 222 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 13596 6/2/1965 That kind of girl Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13597 6/2/1965 Together forever Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13598 6/2/1965 Guess my eyes were bigger than my heart Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13599 6/2/1965 I'll have another cup of coffee Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13758 11/1/1965 The other woman Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13759 11/1/1965 Ribbon of darkness Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13760 11/1/1965 Truck drivin' man Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13761 11/1/1965 Honky tonk man Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13762 11/2/1965 Wine Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13763 11/2/1965 That's what it's like to be lonely Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13764 11/2/1965 Green, green grass of home Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 13765 11/2/1965 The tip of my fingers Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14045 5/3/1966 Fraulein Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14046 5/3/1966 Take me Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14047 5/3/1966 The wild side of life Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14048 5/3/1966 There stands the glass Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14053 5/4/1966 If you were mine to lose Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14054 5/4/1966 Another man's woman Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14055 5/4/1966 Look into my teardrops Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14056 5/4/1966 Before I'll set her free Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14170 7/28/1966 I don't want to be with me Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14171 7/28/1966 I made her that way Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14172 7/28/1966 Don't you believe her Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14173 7/28/1966 Almost persuaded Conway Twitty vocalist  
Decca NA 14631 4/26/1967 Life turned her that way Conway Twitty vocalist  
(Results 1-25 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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