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Conway Twitty
12+ albums
countryclassic countryrockabillyoldiessinger-songwriter
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Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), known professionally as Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. He began his career in the 1950s as a rockabilly performer and later became primarily known for his work in country music. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received several Country Music Association awards for his duets with Loretta Lynn. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Twitty achieved success with songs such as "Hello Darlin'", "You've Never Been This Far Before", and "Linda on My Mind", and he held the record for the most number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for two decades until George Strait surpassed it. He also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "It's Only Make Believe", a song he co-wrote. Twitty was born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Friars Point, Mississippi, to a family of Welsh descent. He was named after silent film actor Harold Lloyd. The family moved to Helena, Arkansas, when he was ten, where he performed on local radio and formed his first singing group, the Phillips County Ramblers, at age twelve. Jenkins also preached at church revivals as a teenager. He attended high school in Tallulah, Louisiana, graduating from Tallulah High School. Jenkins excelled at baseball and was offered a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, which he delayed due to being drafted into the U.S. Army. During his military service in the Far East, he organised a group call
