The Grand Opera House of The South in Crowley will be hosting "A Salute to Conway & Loretta" on two nights, September 1 & 2, 2021. The show is performed by Tre Twitty and Tayla Lynn, grandchildren of the iconic duo.
Typecasting country artists as flipping between sounding sad and nostalgic paints a limited picture that leaves out the ever-presence of humor within the genre.
As we party to our classic country favorites, I can't help but wonder. What were some of our favorite country legends up to 20, 30, even 40 years ago? According to CMT.com, something pretty great!
The Memphis Sound became reality this day in 1950 when Sam Phillips reopened the Memphis Recording Company under the name of Sun Studio. History was made that day. Just imagine a musical world without the influence of Elvis or Cash or The Killer or Conway?
Country singer Jeff Bates has often been compared to Conway Twitty, and now fans will have their chance to hear him sing some of the country legend's most beloved songs. Bates is set to release 'Me and Conway' in November.
We posted this fill in the blank on our Facebook page today: "I always wished I would have gotten the chance to see _________ in concert."
The responses were varied from the great singers like Conway Twitty and George Jones to Elvis and Hank Williams, Sr.