Checking In: Horn Leader Elias Haslanger Gets Interstellar

Native ATX saxist homeschools himself in advanced John Coltrane

"...have been way into classic country stuff: Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Lefty Frizell. You know,..."

Dec. 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...Off to market, vintage platters by Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, Tompall Glaser, and outlaw wives Jessi Colter and..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire

Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms

"...very, very close in those days. All those cats, Conway Twitty and of course Johnny Cash, a lot of..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Harvey Hurricane Concert Rallies

Can’t Mess With Texas benefit beams Lone Stars and all-stars

"...with Wheel backing, entwining voices on Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty’s “You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly.”..."

Sept. 23, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Playback: Altered States

Three Austin artists that are changing their tune

"...it on their collection of classic country covers including Conway Twitty's barroom classic "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke" and Gram..."

April 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Flashback

PBS concert staple inducts its second class of legends

"...Gill for a duet made famous by Lynn and Conway Twitty, “After the Fire is Gone.”..."

June 19, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Awards

"...Gill performed on a duet on Lynn’s teaming with Conway Twitty, “After the Fire is Gone.”..."

June 19, 2015 Photo Gallery

Marshall Chapman’s Back in Town – Tonight!

Lapsed debutante’s rug-burn music for sexagenarians

"...the decades, she’s been covered by the likes of Conway Twitty, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Buffett, Emmylou Harris, Wynonna Judd,..."

Nov. 13, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The AggreGAYtor: January 30

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...a group of rabid proselytizers cloned from one of Conway Twitty’s chest hairs, have threatened to pull funding if..."

Jan. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Rhett Miller

'The Dreamer'

"...Came to Being Right" finds them doing their best Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn. Toward The Dreamer's end, the Dallas maverick..."

July 13, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Whiskey Wednesday with Robert Ellis at Stubb's

Catch the final night of 'Whiskey Wednesday' with Robert Ellis

"...loveable country classics from the likes of Ray Price, Conway Twitty, and the Texas Troubadour himself, Ernest Tubb. I..."

April 24, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

Luv Doc Recommends: Jeff Hughes & Chaparral

Broken Spoke, Wednesday, December 21, 2011

"...range from George Jones to Guns & Roses and Conway Twitty to the Cure … yes, that Cure. You'd..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

XBRMNT's Top 10 for the Week of Oct. 18

New blogger Nakia gets Chain Drive's Manic Monday DJ XBRMNT's Top 10.

"...1. "The Games That Daddies Play" Conway Twitty I think we all know what games daddies..."

Oct. 19, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Off the Record

Griff Luneburg breaks his silence on the Cactus Cafe

"...and one to be titled either "Chances Are" or "Conway Twitty Lying Naked on a Bearskin Rug by a..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Lucas Hudgins

"...as to effortlessly invoke icons like Charlie Pride and Conway Twitty. "Inside It's Pouring" and "Three Chairs" quake with..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Country Mile

Country Mile

"...broken odes ("Beatin' Ya Down"). Insley's rough-hewn voice spikes Conway Twitty's "Don't Take It Away" perfectly, while his backing..."

May 16, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Opry Video Classics

Gift guide

"...Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Faron Young, Ernest Tubb, and Conway Twitty, surely stand out. While the sound quality is..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Two of a Kind

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh, Austin's new George and Tammy coupling, more or less

"...to George and Tammy or John and June or Conway and Loretta," says Dayton. "We're appealing to all these..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Introducing the Dwights

Introducing the Dwights is a difficult film to watch. Ostensibly a comedy, it’s really just a collection of awkward stage performances set off by scenes of familial dysfunction.

"...who made a small name for himself as a Conway Twitty tribute act and who is now the security..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970

"...for You" aren't far removed from Roger Miller and Conway Twitty. By then, Night Train has convincingly demonstrated there's..."

May 7, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

With a Bullet

Cross your fingers, Monte Warden and Bruce Robison may be headed for No. 1 with George Strait

"...and R&R charts. In reaching that milestone, Strait surpassed Conway Twitty, who racked up 49 No. 1 solo singles...."

April 2, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

King of the Swing Fiddle

Honoring country music's second most famous fiddle player, Johnny Gimble

"...Dolly Parton, Pure Prairie League, Leon Russell, Connie Smith, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner, and too many others to list...."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Yonder Stands Your Orphan

"...whose hero is Larry Flynt, and whose doppelganger is Conway Twitty...."

Aug. 17, 2001 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

Real Good

Karen Poston knows a few Austin musicians

"...with choice covers from the likes of Lynn Anderson, Conway Twitty, and Loretta Lynn. You say you've never heard..."

July 27, 2001 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...results. Through the years, everyone from Bing Crosby to Conway Twitty (in a rockabilly version) to Elvis Presley to..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

Murder on Music Row

Nashville, we have a problem.

"...rotation along with Emmylou Harris, Don Williams, Willie Nelson, Conway Twitty, the Judds, Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam, and a..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Emmylou Harris Cimarron (Eminent)

Reissues

"...Young's "Long May You Run," and the timeless Floyd Cramer/Conway Twitty title track. Not one wilted rose in either..."

May 19, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

The Nine Lives of Ol' Possum

An overview of country legend George Jones' life and career.

"...Red Sovine, Johnny Horton, the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Conway Twitty, and plenty of others show more pure abandon..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...award in 1976. The singer went from opening for Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn to co-headlining shows with them...."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Live Shots

Brian Setzer Orchestra, Br5-49

"...PC-88 were an eight-foot Steinway, Ball turned weepers like Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature

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