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The suspected cause of death is respiratory failure.Tillis, the father of country singer Pam Tillis, recorded more than 60 albums and had several top-10 country singles, including “Good Woman Blues,” ’'Coca Cola Cowboy” and “Southern Rain.”Among hits he wrote for others were “Detroit City” for Bobby Bare, and “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” by Rogers and the First Edition.Get all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. My thoughts and prayers to all his family. He also did commercial work for Wataburger, according to the
""What an incredible loss for the country music world.
"Midnight, Me and the Blues" was another near chart-topper in 1974.
Mel Tillis, the longtime country star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has died.A spokesman for Tillis, Don Murry Grubbs, said Tillis died early Sunday at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla.
"Your Body Is an Outlaw" went to No. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the "Pam's father was dearly loved and one of a kind," the statement read.In 1976, Tillis received Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year and was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.Former President Barack Obama awarded Tillis the National Medal of Arts in 2012.Blake Shelton recalled on Twitter Sunday memories he shared of Tillis before he passed away.
He was married to Julia Ann Edwards and Doris Yvonne Duckworth. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Use this page to find out if Mel Tillis is dead or alive. Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis died on Sunday (Nov. 19) at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. She has five siblings, three sisters and two brothers. ""He did his best to try and keep my head on straight.
Mel Tillis always put on a show….You always felt good about being around him.” He also found a different kind of fame with a new generation by virtue of being the father of Pam Tillis, who had a run of 13 top 10 hits in the 1990s and often referred to her famous dad.Tillis was a familiar screen presence in the ’70s and ’80s, with small roles in films including “W.W. "Other country music stars also shared their condolences.Crystal Gayle tweeted: "I’m saddened to hear of the passing of my friend, Mel Tillis. Originally a demo singer in Nashville, Tennessee, Tillis was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1981, for which she released nine singles and one album, Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey.
He was 85. He … Read Next: Erick Morillo, DJ Known for ‘I Like to Move It,’ Dies at 49 The suspected cause of death is respiratory failure.Tillis began recording in the late 1950s and continued to perform through 2015, but remained best known for a string of No. Tillis eventually moved to Nashville and began writing songs full-time, most notably for Webb Pierce.Through the late ’50s and ’60s, Tillis balanced his career as a then-minor hitmaker in his own right with bigger songwriting successes for other artists, including Kenny Rogers and the First Edition’s “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” and Bobby Bare’s “Detroit City.” It wasn’t until 1971 that he had his own first No.
Over the course of his more than 6 decades-long music career he recorded more than 60 albums, had 35 Top Ten singles, 6 #1 hits (“I Ain’t Never,” “Coca-Cola Cowboy,” “Southern Rains,” “Good Woman Blues,” “Heart Healer,” and “I Believe In You”), and was named the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year in 1976. "Southern Rains" in 1981 was his last No.
All market data delayed 20 minutes.Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. He said some of his "most cherished memories" are with the music legend. After leaving the Air Force in 1955 and working several odd jobs, Tillis auditioned for Wesley Rose, who encouraged him to pursue songwriting. There will never be another Mel Tillis! He was 85. Lonnie Melvin Tillis was an American country music singer and songwriter. Until 1981, Tillis remained on top of his game as one of country music's most successful vocalists of the era.
Country music singer Mel Tillis, whose six-decade career included hits such as “I Ain’t Never” and “Coca Cola Cowboy” and who never let his stutter get in the way of him becoming a legend, died on Sunday, his publicist confirmed.
After leaving the Air Force in 1955, Tillis returned to Florida where he worked a number of odd jobs, eventually finding employment with the Things turned around in 1969 for Tillis. "Mel Tillis spent a lifetime giving us joy and laughter and music, which is why his death brings such sadness," said Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young in a statement. According to the Tennessean, Tillis died early Sunday morning at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla. after almost two years of ill health stemming from a bout of diverticulitis, for which he received surgery.