Conway Twitty

His Twitty City compound was a point of contention between his children and his third wife, following his death in 1993. Due to not updating his will, his wife was entitled to a third of his estate. As a result of the dispute, the property was placed into a court-ordered liquidation and would eventually be purchased by the Christian based Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Also included in his incredible string of hits were his duets with Loretta Lynn. Of the 12 duets they released together, every one of them made the top 10 of Billboard's country singles chart, with five going to #1--"After the Fire is Gone" and "Lead Me On" (both 1971); "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" (1973); "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" (1974); and "Feelin's" (1975).

His first and last #1 hits of the 1970s both used the phrase "Hello Darlin'" in either the song title or lyrics. "Hello Darlin'" (1970) started the string in 1970, while "Happy Birthday, Darlin'" (1979) brought that successful decade for him to an end; both are counted among his biggest hits.

His name is parodied (Conrad Birdie), in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), but unlike the character in the film and show, he never appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

Recorded with legendary guitarist Hank Garland in the early 1960s.

The only song that went the distance on any music publication's rock charts was 1958's "It's Only Make Believe." The last #1 song, depending on the source, came 32 years later with 1990's "Crazy in Love"; if one used Billboard magazine's country chart as the source, that final #1 was "Desperado Love" in 1986.

Conway Twitty was born on September 1, 1933 in Friars Point, Mississippi, USA as Harold Lloyd Jenkins. He was married to Dolores Virginia Henry, Temple Medley and Ellen Matthews.