Conway Twitty - Saturday Night With Conway Twitty

Title: Conway Twitty - Saturday Night With Conway Twitty
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1959, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Early Pop, Helena, Arkansas 9/26
Matrix #: E3786
Condition: VG (LM) | Members: Conway T (33' - 93')
Cultural Facts:

1. Before the Country Legend: Long before Conway Twitty became one of country's biggest stars, he was marketed as a rock and roll singer in the Elvis era. Saturday Night With Conway Twitty belongs to that early chapter, when he was still cutting teenage rockers, ballads and rhythm-heavy material for MGM.

2. Harold Jenkins Becomes Conway Twitty: He was born Harold Lloyd Jenkins and adopted the stage name Conway Twitty during his early rock career. The unusual name became so convincing that many fans assumed it was real, helping him completely reinvent himself before his later country fame.

3. Baseball Nearly Won: Music wasn't Twitty's only serious ambition. As a young man he was a talented baseball player who dreamed of a professional career, and he continued playing while serving in the U.S. Army. Music eventually won, but baseball remained a major lifelong passion even after he became famous.