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Jun 6, 1993 · He was 59. The cause of death was a ruptured blood vessel in his stomach, hospital officials said. Mr. Twitty collapsed Friday night on his tour bus after a performance in nearby Branson, Mo.
- On This Day in 1993
- A Fated Farewell
- A Body at Rest, An Estate in Limbo
The icon – born Harold Jenkins – fell suddenly ill after a show in Branson, Missouri, on June 4. According to the Associated Press, he collapsed on his tour bus after the Friday night performance and was rushed to Springfield, Missouri’s Cox South Hospital for surgery. He had reportedly been on his way home to Hendersonville, Tennessee. The artist ...
By a twist of fate, Twitty’s frequent duet partner Loretta Lynn was at the same Missouri hospital upon his arrival, according to The Tennessean. Lynn’s husband, Doo, had been recovering from open heart surgery and she was able to have a brief moment with her friend and fellow country legend. She reportedly stayed with Twitty’s wife through the nigh...
Twitty was laid to rest at Sumner Memorial Gardens in Gallatin, Tennessee, under his birth name. His multi-million dollar estate, however, became embroiled in a decade-long battle between his family, various employees, and other parties. A number of lawsuits and other legal actions ensued for years. The country star’s fortune was eventually divided...
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Jun 6, 1993 · Steve Lackmeyer. Conway Twitty, a former Oklahoman who started as a teen rock idol in the 1950s and crossed over to country to become a star, died Saturday at age 59. His wife, Dee Henry, other relatives and some of his band members were with him at Cox Medical Center-South in Springfield, Mo., when he died of complications from surgery after a ...
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Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta ...
SPRINGFIELD (Reuter) - The country and western singer Conway Twitty, whose soulful ballads made him a music legend for nearly 40 years, died at a hospital in Springfield, Missouri yesterday. He ...
Jun 7, 1993 · Twitty was born Sept. 1, 1933, as Harold Lloyd Jenkins, named after the silent movie star. He changed his name in 1957 by borrowing from Conway, Ark., and Twitty, Texas.
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Apr 10, 2017 · Conway Twitty Bio. When Jenkins was 10 years old, his family moved to Helena, Arkansas, and Harold Jenkins joined his first singing group. At the age of 12, Jenkins hosted his own radio show for the small town. As a young boy, he was also an incredibly talented baseball played. An MLB organization, the Philadelphia Phillies, even drafted him ...
