Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis
Lonnie Melvin "Mel" Tillisis an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth8 August 1932
CityDover, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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Or in the early days we didn't have the bus, we had a station wagon.
holiness liked tent
And you know, we'd go to church. We were Baptists. And every now and then there'd be a tent would set up, and it was the Holiness folks. And we liked their music.
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And they turned around and leased it to The Assembly Of God Churches - their headquarters are in Springfield, Missouri. They leased it to them for the first year. Then, after the first year, they will donate it to the church.
hang hank mama
I remember li'l ol' Hank Jr. - he was just a baby back in them days, you know - but he used to hang around. His mama would bring him around. He was just a natural.
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But now I've been in the arena for 47 years and I stutter less today than I did in those days.
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But Patsy, she was a great, great girl. And Brenda Lee is a wonderful person, and her mama Grace. I've known those folks for years and years and years.
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I'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace.
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And I had to take care of a little dog too named Suzy. It was the promoter's wife's - Judy Lynn's - it was her dog. And one of my duties going on the tour was to take care of it.