Johnny Tillotson | |
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Tillotson, c. 1965
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Born | April 20, 1939 Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
Genres | Country, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1957 – Present |
Labels | Cadence, London, Apex, MGM |
Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including “Poetry in Motion” and the self-penned “It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin’“. He also sang “Yellow Bird“, an adaptation of the Haitian song.
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