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
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  
(Results 51-75 of 222 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Twitty, Conway," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/348060.

Twitty, Conway. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/348060.

"Twitty, Conway." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.

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