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Conway Twitty
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<p>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 <a href="/facts/Rockabilly/dJSLEqRX">rockabilly</a> scene, Twitty was best known as a <a href="/facts/Country_music/UJM3Un98">country music</a> performer. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of <a href="/facts/Country_Music_Association/0CIFfGD2">Country Music Association</a> awards for duets with <a href="/facts/Loretta_Lynn/8z5vwq4a">Loretta Lynn</a>. He was inducted into both the <a href="/facts/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum/jwWTa9pF">Country Music</a> and <a href="/facts/Rockabilly_Hall_of_Fame/jzSXxHnc">Rockabilly</a> Halls of Fame. </p><p>Twitty was known for his frequent use of romantic and sentimental themes in his songs. Due to his following being compared to a religious revival, comedian <a href="/facts/Jerry_Clower/VtKj77uw">Jerry Clower</a> nicknamed Twitty "The High Priest of Country Music", the eventual title of <a href="/facts/The_High_Priest_of_Country_Music/SHlT4Hw6">his 33rd studio album</a>. Twitty achieved stardom with hit songs like "<a href="/facts/Hello_Darlin%27_(song)/9G10NJ8N">Hello Darlin'</a>", "<a href="/facts/You%27ve_Never_Been_This_Far_Before/Sm9fKfzb">You've Never Been This Far Before</a>" and "<a href="/facts/Linda_on_My_Mind_(song)/alRhzHjQ">Linda on My Mind</a>". Twitty topped <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5"><i>Billboard</i></a></i>'s <a href="/facts/Hot_Country_Songs/Sw8eCswY">Hot Country Songs</a> chart 40 times in his career, a record that stood for two decades until it was surpassed by <a href="/facts/George_Strait/kDKl1o82">George Strait</a>. He also topped the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart with "<a href="/facts/It%27s_Only_Make_Believe/PFuXkmSB">It's Only Make Believe</a>”, a song he wrote, along with eleven of his <a href="/facts/Hot_Country_Songs/Sw8eCswY"><i>Billboard</i> Hot Country Songs</a> chart-topping hits. </p>