He was given his first guitar at age four. His father worked off and on as a Mississippi riverboat captain, though his mother was the real breadwinner. Jenkins worked as a carhop and later had a weekly radio show. Jenkins also played baseball and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies after high school; he was also drafted by the military. While stationed in Japan, Jenkins played baseball and performed with a band called the Cimmarons.
Twitty garnered a record deal with MGM that led to his first No. Though Twitty was very successful as a rock and roll performer, he preferred country music and eventually switched genres. In , Twitty signed to MCA and released several singles. Twitty went on to perform duets with Loretta Lynn. In , they recorded After the Fire Is Gone and went on to release several hit records. Another enterprise, a fast-food restaurant named Twitty Burger, went bankrupt.
Twitty was married three times. His first marriage, to Ellen Matthews, began in and ended a year later in divorce in He was survived by his wife and 4 children. Have an account? Connect with Facebook. Username or Email.
Reset Password. Please add a label to your follow so you can identify it later:. In , Twitty opened Twitty City, a nine-acre tourist complex in Hendersonville, a Nashville suburb. It included performance facilities and Twitty often would come out and greet visitors.
Twitty turned down a contract offer to play baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies out of his love for music. He learned his first guitar chords from his father, a riverboat captain on the Mississippi. He grew up in Friars Point, Miss. He put together his first band when he was To help keep your account secure, please log-in again.
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