
Conway Twitty
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-09-01
Day of Death
1993-06-05 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Friars Point, Mississippi, USA
Conway Twitty
Biography
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. He also topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "It's Only Make Believe”, a song he wrote, along with 11 of his Billboard Hot Country Songs chart-topping hits.
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Known For
Acting
(2010)
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
as Conway Twitty as Darth Twitty (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2007)
Opry Video Classics : Legends
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Opry Video Classics: Duets
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
(2005)
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2
as hiimself
(2005)
(2005)
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 1
as himself
(2005)
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 6
as himself
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1960)
Platinum High School
as Billy Jack Barnes
(1960)
College Confidential
as Marvin
(1960)
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Conway Twitty
Crew
(1960)
(1960)
College Confidential
Songs