Cougar Spotlight: Coleby Clawson Nov 3, 2009
By TBS Managing EditorDate: Nov 2, 2009 From Steeler linebacker Jack Lambert to country music legend Conway Twitty, Cougar outside linebacker Coleby Clawson talks candidly about some of his favorite teams, players, music, movies and heroes in this edition of Cougar Spotlight. Please or to read the rest of this story. (TotalBlueSports.com)
•Venue was host to country stars Sep 22, 2009
Miles, who performed an Elvis Presley tribute show at the 2,000-seat venue on Labor Day, was in awe of the place, which hosted classic country artists such as Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Randy Travis, and George Jones and newer country artists such as Trisha Yearwood, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. "It had so much country music history, and it had an awful lot of memories," said Miles, who sang there each of the past five years during his nationwide concert tours. (The Daily Journal)
What the Radical Left Doesn't Want You to Know About the 60's Aug 25, 2009
Other less hip chart toppers included Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin, Conway Twitty and Henry Mancini. And movie musical soundtracks like The Sound of Music and Camelot stood tall next to album hits by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. (Human Events Online)
The Legend of Woodstock is a Distorted Truth Aug 13, 2009
By contrast, crooner Bobby Vinton had four #1 hits, and any list of the decade s most popular performers would include decidedly non-rockin chart-toppers like Herb Alpert, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Petula Clark, Conway Twitty, Henry Mancini and Andy Williams. The albums My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and Mary Poppins out-sold the Rolling Stones biggest records, while big band leader Mitch Miller sold over 20 million. (Human Events Online)
Grand Ole Opry member Mel McDaniel in the hospital after suffering a heart attack Jul 9, 2009
12:40 PM EDT, July 8, 2009. (AP) A Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman says Opry performer Mel McDaniel is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. (FOX61, CT)
Grand Ole Opry member McDaniel hospitalized Jul 9, 2009
Besides his solo hits, he's also written songs recorded by Kenny Rogers, Conway Twitty and Earl Scruggs. McDaniel has been a regular on the Grand Ole Opry since 1986. (MSNBC -- Music)
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In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control reported that five homosexuals in Los Angeles had come down with a rare kind of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS. In 1993, country star Conway Twitty died in Springfield, Mo. at age 59. (KWTX.com, TX)
Not many singers have had military slant on patriotism May 21, 2009
CONWAY TWITTY: Most people think the hit Broad-way musical Bye, Bye, Birdie was based on Elvis Presley's induction in the Army, but it actually was based on Twitty's experience. His stage name is similar to the main character, Conrad Birdie. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Mercy Mountain Boys (from left) Donny Weatherford, Earl Green and Mitch Sands perform Saturday at the Lake City Kiwanis Clubs First Annual Gospel Celebration. The Kiwanis Club of Lake City has helped children in Columbia County for the past 85 years, and this was the clubs major fundraiser this year. JEFF M. HARDISON/Lake City Reporter May 11, 2009
Miss Marie was the opening act for Conway Twitty, George Jones, Loretta Lynn and other famous country music performers. The girls she brought with her are Heather Dockery, Kyleigh Hill, Connor Blackley and Abby Craven. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Munson joins broadcasters Hall of Fame tonight May 5, 2009
His singing along to Conway Twitty songs is starting to getting old. Saint Nick. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Second Cup Cafe: Collin Raye May 3, 2009
I remember seeing Porter Wagoner agonmasters with Dolly Parton, George Jones ones Boys, Merle Haggard, Charley Pride and Conway Twitty, all on the same bill. Ray Price, Buck Owens, I loved them all. (CBS News)
Search for Tori reveals dark side of small town Apr 16, 2009
The night before Tori disappeared, she and Daryn came over to play with the woman's little Chihuahua puppy, Conway (named for the country singer Conway Twitty, she said, "small but with an attitude.") The little girl, she said, searching for the right words, struck her as unusually "well adjusted and mature.". The picture of Tori with the mystery woman was retrieved from footage taken by a camera at College Avenue Secondary School, which shares a huge green space with Oliver Stephens Public... (Globe and Mail)
Discovered country music recordings prove to be a reel find Mar 22, 2009
The list also includes recordings by Roy Clark, Earl Scruggs, Mel Tillis, Ernest Tubb, Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Conway Twitty, and the Lewis Family gospel singers. "Another favorite is Jerry Lee Lewis," says Franze. (Boston Globe)
Making music has always come naturally to Camargo man Mar 15, 2009
Pride played the Arthur County Fair in 1972, and Conway Twitty was there in 1973. That s how I got to know them both. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Bradford County Fair begins 59th year Friday Mar 13, 2009
On Wednesday, March 18, you won't want to miss Penny Hannah and The Legends at 7 p.m. The Legends is a group of musical impersonators who walk, talk, dress and sing like legends Conway Twitty, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Young, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Wynonna Judd. The swine judging begins on Tuesday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m. The steer show will be on Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m.. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
SWEET, SWEET MUSIC Mar 10, 2009
IT wasn't the fried baloney sandwich that first lured me inside Robert's Western World, but the sweet sounds of George Jones and Conway Twitty spilling out the door and onto Broadway. At Robert's -- and countless other Nashville honky-tonks -- you can hear a great cover band for the price of a beer and a few bills in the tip jar. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Jonas Brothers, J.J. Cale have new CDs Feb 28, 2009
On songs like Easy Does It, Owen gives a nod to hero Conway Twitty. The most interesting offering is Green Bananas, a tale about never knowing when ones life may end (I dont buy green bananas, cause I dont plan that far ahead). (MSNBC -- Music)
