Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty

My hero is a man who went from music to baseball, then from baseball to the Army, and from the Army to singing, this man is Conway Twitty. Twitty was the man of many styles, including gospel, country, “rockabilly”, and original rock. He also put others in front of him and didn’t mind being a ladies’ man either.

Conway Twitty was born on September 1st, 1933, in Friars Point, Mississippi. It was when he was just four years old that he learned how to play his first guitar. When he was ten years old he moved to Arkansas and helped put together his first band, the Phillips County Ramblers. While he was in Arkansas, he also went after another passion in life, baseball. He even got an offer to play with the Philadelphia Phillies, but he was called upon by Uncle Sam before he could sign.

Conway had great success in his time with his music career; he had reached a total of 32 number one hits, three gold records, and four consecutive CMA vocal duo awards with Loretta Lynn, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.

Conway Twitty inspired many people just because he mainly sang songs of hope and inspiration. Conway’s song, “The Big Man Above”, didn’t only bring Jesus into the homes of hundreds of listeners but also the smooth sweet sound of country and gospel combined. Along with the gospel music, his interest in love songs also made him “the man” to his listeners.

Conway Twitty, the man of many genres, is one of the greatest influences on people through music. Not only was he inducted into the Hall of Fame, but he won countless awards and had some gold records. Conway helped bring in the new era of country music by using various different genres to please everyone.