Mel Tillis
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Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis on August 8th, 1932 in Tampa, Florida) is a country music singer/songwriter, and actor.
Tillis has scored nearly six dozen country and crossover hits from the years 1958 to 1988. His biggest country hit, 1972's, "I Ain't Never" had been a major hit for Webb Pierce in 1959. He was honored as the Country Music Association "Entertainer of the Year" in 1976.
In addition to his musical talents, Mel Tillis has acted in a number of motion pictures, including The Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit II, as well as making guest appearances on a number of television series.
Tillis is known for a trademark stutter which disappears when he sings. A story about Tillis was that he would order "grits" in a restaurant he would frequent at as a struggling singer, because this was the only dish that he could pronounce clearly. His autobiography is titled "Stuttering boy".
In 1972, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
His daughter is the successful country music artist Pam Tillis. As of 2005, Mr. Tillis is living in Ocala, Florida.
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Categories: 1932 births | Male singers | American singers | Country singers | Country musicians | American songwriters | People from Florida
