As one of country music's most renowned singers and songwriters, Conway Twitty rose to fame in the late 1960s. Born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in 1933, he chose the unusual stage name while looking at a map and picked two southern cities: Conway, AR, and Twitty, TX. Of course, he only needed to let us hear his emotional song, "Hello Darlin'" and we would have been hooked no matter what he wanted to call himself!
The song debuted in 1970 on the album of the same name. It remains his biggest hit and has been covered by several artists over the years, including a version by the equally legendary George Jones. As impressive as that is, my favorite rendition has always been by the "Coal Miner's Daughter" herself, songstress Loretta Lynn.
Lynn and Twitty were close friends and would go on to become one of the most successful country duos in music history. In the clip below, also from 1970, Lynn puts a female spin on the bittersweet lyrics Twitty wrote about someone getting back in touch with the one who got away.
The lines imagine a conversation with a former flame and how glad they'd be to know they're "doin' fine." Unfortunately, the song's subject isn't doing so hot themselves as they respond to the same question put do them, "Guess I'm doin' alright, except I can't sleep, and I cry all night 'til dawn."
Dressed to the nines, as always, in a beautiful gown, Lynn hits just the right notes to make you feel like you're the person on the other end of this melancholy heart to heart.
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