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  • Sep 1, 1933
    Harold Jenkins is born in Friars Point, Mississippi. As Conway Twitty, he leaves a pop/rock career in 1965 to pursue country music, racking up hits consistently for more than 20 years, including a series of duets with Loretta Lynn. Twitty joins the Country Music Hall of Fame posthumously in 1999
    Mar 14, 1956
    Conway Twitty leaves the Army after a four-year stint
    May 7, 1958
    Conway Twitty records "It's Only Make Believe" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Oct 11, 1958
    Conway Twitty sings "It's Only Make Believe" on ABC's "The Dick Clark Show." The night's lineup also includes Sam Cooke and Danny & The Juniors
    Nov 29, 1958
    Conway Twitty performs on "The Perry Como Show"
    Jan 17, 1959
    Conway Twitty is a guest on ABC's "The Dick Clark Show," along with The Platters and Dion & The Belmonts
    Sep 30, 1959
    Stamford Productions issues a $100 payment to Conway Twitty for a TV appearance. The check, returned because of insufficient funds, is entered as evidence in the payola trial of rock & roll disc jockey Alan Freed
    Oct 17, 1959
    Conway Twitty sings "It's Only Make Believe" and "Danny Boy" on ABC's "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show"
    Apr 30, 1960
    Conway Twitty and Jackie Wilson guest on ABC's "The Dick Clark Show"
    Aug 6, 1960
    Conway Twitty guests on ABC's "The Dick Clark Show"

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