Conway Twitty

(1933-1993)

Harold Lloyd Jenkins, better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Twitty was born in Friars Point, Mississippi. 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 Lynn. He was inducted into both the Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame.