Conway Twitty News

Growing up in the Deep South one thing there was never a shortage of was twangy country music.

New traditionalist country singer Keith Harling was born in Greenwood, SC, and raised in Chattanooga, TN.

Tri-State Concert Association's country division has scheduled its popular country stage show, A Night with Garth and Friends, for March 27, and will highlight the talent of the late superstar of the genre, Conway Twitty.

Loretta Lynn and Nashville studio musician Harold Bradley have been recognized with Special Merit awards from the Recording Academy, the organization that presents the Grammys.

Singer and songwriter Luke Bryan comes by his country influences naturally -- he grew up in Leesburg, GA, a small town 100 miles from the Alabama border where his father grew peanuts and sold fertilizer for a living.

When Albert Dailey wants to relieve a little stress, he turns to his music. Now many a person pounds out a tune on a keyboard or strums the strings of a guitar after a long day at the office.

Whitney Mann grew up the daughter of a grain farmer in tiny Camden, Mich., a town with a population of 500 lodged between the Saint Joseph River and the Indiana state line.

MOUNT MORRIS – The Rhythm Ramblers will perform 8-11 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Mount Morris Moose Lodge.

Andie Maclowich, playing Hermia, confronts Helena, played by Alyssa DePape, in a scene from Peacock Collegiate's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

High Rivera s Windmill Theatre Players are back on stage at the Memorial Theatre preparing for their upcoming musical Bye, Bye, Birdie.

Laurens group Outshyne received Best Country Group honors at the second annual Carolina Music Awards on Aug.

He first truly surprised anybody who knew him from his first TV fame with his roles in Robert Altman films, most notably that memorable turn as a Conway Twitty/Merle Haggard presence at the heart of Altman's country music, showbiz morals and conservative politics masterpiece Nashville .

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.

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A 1986 XJ-6 Jaguar once owned by country singer Conway Twitty is on sale for charity.

September 1 1931 Boxcar Willie is born in Sterret, Texas. His real name is Lecil Martin.

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2009 with 121 to follow. The moon is waxing.

Singer and songwriter Luke Bryan comes by his country influences naturally -- he grew up in Leesburg, GA, a small town 100 miles from the Alabama border where his father grew peanuts and sold fertilizer for a living.

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.

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.