Conway Twitty
Overview
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country music
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artist. He also had success in early rock and roll
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, R&B
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, and pop music
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. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country
Hot Country Songs
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hits until George Strait
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broke the record in 2006. From 1971–76, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association
Country Music Association
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awards for duets with Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
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. He was never a member of the Grand Ole Opry
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, but was inducted into both the Country Music and the Rockabilly
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Halls of Fame.
Conway Twitty was born Harold Jenkins on September 1, 1933 in Friars Point, Mississippi
Friars Point, Mississippi
Friars Point is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Friars Point is located at ....
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