conway twitty

Okay, I will admit it.  I don't know where I have been or how I missed this show.  But, over the weekend, I was flipping through channels and came across an episode of The Will: Family Secrets Revealed.  Have you all heard of this?  It's a show about deaths and family struggles over wills and inheritance.  It's really bizarre and, quite frankly, embarrassing.  And, get this.  The episode I happened across was about Conway Twitty.  Check this out!

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I remember the day Conway passed away all too well. It was just three days before my first son was born - I was devastated just like the rest of the world.

Conway passed away far too young at the age of 59 - collapsing on his bus after a concert in Branson, Missouri from a stomach aneurysm.

We miss you Conway but the great music you left behind will live on forever!

I love this quote from Conway summing up his career: 'I've survived and stayed on top. I worked my way up there and stayed there and I did it without taking dope.'

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One of my favorite singers of all time is being honored tomorrow in Friars Point, Mississippi the place where Conway was born. His birth name was Harold Jenkins he changed his name in 1957 to Conway Twitty by borrowing the names of Conway, Arkansas and Twitty, Texas.  He started his career as a Rock N’ Roll singer but later went on to have 55 #1 Country hits before he passed away June 5th, 1993.

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Walking through the back hallway of WBKR I heard Jaclyn playing Conway Twitty's classic "I'd Love to Lay You Down." Clearly, I had to haul it over to the studio and join in.

Where do I begin? In 1970 Lynn Anderson had a hit with "Rose Garden." In 2005, Martina McBride re-recorded the song for her "Timeless" CD. In 1988, Conway Twitty released "Goodbye Time" and in 2005 Blake Shelton also did a great job with the Conway classic. In 1980 Dottie West released "Lesson in Leavin." In 1998, Jodee Messina also covered the song on her "I'm Alright" CD. So many timeless classics, alot of them re-released and sounding  just as good as the original. Hope you enjoy some of the video's and  be sure to let us know on our WBKR Facebook page on your favorite classic remake?

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Unfortunately as the years pass by we continue to lose the great legends of country music,  alot of them passed away way before their time but their music will live on in forever in our hearts...Hope you enjoy some of these great video's. Don't forget to "like" us on our WBKR Facebook page and tell us what country artist that is no longer with us that you still love?

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Hi this is Steve Horn this is a tough pick for me, because as a kid I remember singing along listening to WBKR playing "Dixie On My Mind" by Hank Williams Jr. I even seen Hank in concert like 7 times. I'm still a real big fan of Hank but as I got a little older I started to enjoy the music of Conway Twitty like "Tight Fittin Jeans", "Goodbye Time" and many others

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Listening to WBKR as I always do, this morning I heard the new duet from Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood "Remind Me" it got me to thinking about all the great duet partners over the years like Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn,  Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton,  George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson,  Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet and so many more!

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