Conway Twitty
USA
Born: 01 September 1933
Died: 05 June 1993
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Styles: Traditional Country, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Country Gospel
Share to:
Originally a '50s rock & roll singer, Conway Twitty became the reigning country superstar of the '70s and '80s, racking up a record 40 number one hits over the course of two decades. With his deep, resonant down-home voice, Twitty was one of the smoothest balladeers to work in Nashville during the country-pop era, but he was also one of the most adventurous. More than any other singer, he was responsible for selling country as an "adult" music, slipping sexually suggestive lyrics into his lush productions, yet never singing misogynist lyrics --...
See also
- David Frizzell (1)
Similar artists
- Johnny Cash (136)
- George Jones (134)
- Chet Atkins (117)
- Merle Haggard (111)
- Don Williams (109)
- Kenny Rogers (96)
- Loretta Lynn (43)
- Ray Price (10)
- Charlie Feathers (1)
- Hank Locklin (1)
- Charlie Rich (1)
Influenced by
- Elvis Presley (304)
- Ernest Tubb (31)
- Nat King Cole (27)
- Eddy Arnold (19)
- Hank Williams (11)
- Ray Price (10)
- Johnny Burnette (5)
- Red Foley (1)
- Faron Young (-2)
Followers
- Alabama (176)
- Don Williams (109)
- Ernest Tubb (31)
- Randy Houser (15)
- Sammy Kershaw (12)
- Crystal Gayle (9)
- Jeff Bates (7)
- Ricky Van Shelton (6)
- Levon Helm (6)
- Jimmy Bowen (5)
- Steve Holy (3)
- John Berry (1)
- David Frizzell (1)
- Ronnie Hawkins (0)
- Keith Harling (0)
- Sammy Johns (0)
- Aaron Tippin (0)
Performed Songs By
- Tony Joe White (26)
- Barry Gibb (10)
- Brook Benton (3)
- Chuck Willis (3)
- Floyd Cramer (2)
- Dan Penn (2)
- Otis Blackwell (1)
- Don Henry (0)
- Gary Burr (0)
Your account will be charged with:
free downloads and $. Your balance after this charge will be:
free downloads + $. Do you really want to purchase selected tracks/albums?
Once, you'll click on 'buy selected' button - you'll be redirected to "My Downloads" page, where you can download the music you've purchased.
melodysale.com
