Trivia

Originally planned to break into professional baseball with a Philadelphia Phillies farm team, but the US Army drafted him before the Phillies could.

Among the most successful country performers of all time. Depending on the source, Twitty has scored anywhere from 41 (Billboard magazine) to 53 #1 singles on the country and rock charts.

His first and last #1 hits of the 1970s both used the phrase "Hello Darlin'" in either the song title or lyrics. "Hello Darlin'" (1970) started the string in 1970, while "Happy Birthday, Darlin'" (1979) brought that successful decade for him to an end; both are counted among his biggest hits.

His name came from combining the names of the towns of Conway, Arkansas and Twitty, Texas.

Lampooned regularly on Family Guy (1999).

Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.

His name is parodied (Conrad Birdie), in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), but unlike the character in the film and show, he never appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

Father of Michael Twitty.

Graduated from Tallulah High School in Tallulah, Louisiana.

Also included in his incredible string of hits were his duets with Loretta Lynn. Of the 12 duets they released together, every one of them made the top 10 of Billboard's country singles chart, with five going to #1--"After the Fire is Gone" and "Lead Me On" (both 1971); "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" (1973); "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" (1974); and "Feelin's" (1975).

The only song that went the distance on any music publication's rock charts was 1958's "It's Only Make Believe." The last #1 song, depending on the source, came 32 years later with 1990's "Crazy in Love"; if one used Billboard magazine's country chart as the source, that final #1 was "Desperado Love" in 1986.

Recorded with legendary guitarist Hank Garland in the early 1960s.

In 1960 he had a US #6 Pop hit with "Lonely Blue Boy (Danny)", a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for King Creole (1958) but not used in the film.

Had a family compound near Hendersonville, Tennessee called Twitty City. The property had multiple homes for him and his family members, and doubled as a tourist attraction, which was known for its elaborate Christmas light displays.

Country singer.

His name was mentioned in the Berkeley Breathed comic strip Bloom County in a rap song by a rapper who replaced Oliver Wendell Jones as a "scab" during a strike.

His Twitty City compound was a point of contention between his children and his third wife, following his death in 1993. Due to not updating his will, his wife was entitled to a third of his estate. As a result of the dispute, the property was placed into a court-ordered liquidation and would eventually be purchased by the Christian based Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Twitty City is a 9 acre entertainment park.