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Lonnie Melvin Tillis Wiki Biography

Lonnie Melvin “Mel” Tillis was born on the 8th August 1932, in Pahokee, Florida USA, and is a country music singer and songwriter, best known for such hits as “Coca-Cola Cowboy”, ”I Ain’t Never”, and “Good Woman Blues”. Tillis’ career started in 1958.

Have you ever wondered how rich Mel Tillis is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Tillis’ net worth is as high as $20 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a musician. In addition to having a fruitful solo career, Tillis also associates with other artists, which has helped him to improve his wealth.

Mel Tillis grew up in Florida with his brother, Richard, and two sisters, Linda and Imogene. In his early age, Mellis suffered from malaria, and the disease caused stuttering; however, Mel would later discover that the stuttering didn’t affect his singing. By the age of 16, Mel had learned to play guitar and drums, while he also won a local talent show. He went to the University of Florida, but dropped out in order to join the US Air Force – during his service on the island Okinawa, Mellis formed a band called The Westerners, which performed at local nightclubs. Both jobs helped establish his net worth.

Tillis left the Air Force in 1955 and worked at various jobs including at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in Tampa, Florida. After a while, Mel travelled to Nashville for an audition with music producer Wesley Rose of record company Acuff-Rose Music. Rose liked what he heard and encouraged Tillis to move to Nashville and launch his career. After having several hits written for notable country artists at the time, Mel signed a contract with Columbia Records. In 1958, he released two singles: “The Violet and a Rose” and “”Sawmill”, but his debut studio album – “Stateside” didn’t come out until 1966, after he switched to Kapp Records.

By the end of the ‘60s, Mel recorded six more albums, two of which entered the US Country Top 20 chart, and increased his net worth significantly. Tillis’ most prolific era of his career was in the ‘70s when he recorded 18 studio albums, including seven that reached the Top 20 in the chart. The most influential were “Sawmill” (1973) which peaked at the No. 3 spot, and “Heart Healer” (1977) No. 6 place. In the period from 1970 to 1976, Mel was under a contract with MGM Records, and he spent the next three years with MCA Records. Tillis’ solo releases never entered the US Country Top 20 chart, but he continued to be a popular figure in country music.

In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Tillis recorded nine albums with “Your Body Is an Outlaw” (1980) and “Southern Rains” (1980) among the highest rated ones. In the last 15 years, Tillis has released three more records; most recently it was “You Ain’t Gonna Believe This” in 2010, increasing further his net worth.

In addition to having a lucrative solo singing and writing career, Tillis has collaborated with such renowned artists such as Sherry Bruce in “Living and Learning” (1971), and “Let’s Go All the Way Tonight” (1974). He also worked with Nancy Sinatra on “Mel and Nancy” (1981), and with Bobby Bare, Waylon Jennings, and Jerry Reed on ”Old Dogs” (1988). Mel has also recorded five live and 17 compilation albums during his prolific career, the sales f which have added a considerable amount to his net worth.

In February 2012, President Barack Obama awarded Mel the National Medal of Arts for his contribution to country music, and he also won the Entertainer of the Year award at the CMA Awards. Tillis is a Country Music Hall of Fame since October 2007, and in March 2009, he was inducted into the Florida Artist Hall of Fame.

Regarding his personal life, Mel Tillis has six children from his marriage to Doris(1957-77). He is a big fan of University of Florida sports, and enjoys gardening, cooking, fishing, and painting.

IMDB Wikipedia “All-Time Greatest Hits” “Love Revival “The Porter Wagoner Show” “Uphill All the Way” (1986) “Heart Healer” (1977) “Let’s Go All the Way Tonight” (1974) “Living and Learning” (1971) “Sawmill” (1973 “Southern Rains” (1980) “You Ain’t Gonna Believe This” (2010) “Your Body Is an Outlaw” (1980) $20 million 1932 1932-08-08 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Actor American August 8 Barack Obama Bobby Bare Carrie April Tillis Cindy Tillis Columbia Records Composer Connie Tillis Doris Tillis Doris Tillis (m. 1957–1977) Dover Elektra Records Florida Four Legends Hannah Tillis Imogene Tillis Jerry Reed Jr. Kapp Records Linda Tillis Lonnie Melvin “Mel” Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis M-m-m-mel Tillis MCA Records Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Net Worth Mel Tills MGM Records Pahokee Pam Tillis Radio Records Richard Tillis Sherry Bruce Singer-songwriter Singers Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) The Cannonball Run (1981) The Villain (1979) United States United States of America University of Florida University of Tennessee W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings” (1975) Waylon Jennings Wesley Rose

Lonnie Melvin Tillis Quick Info

Lonnie Melvin Tillis Trademarks

1. Stuttering, which disappears when he sings

Lonnie Melvin Tillis Quotes

• [on the pre- rock’n’roll era] Back then there wasn’t many albums. You sold singles.

Lonnie Melvin Tillis Important Facts

• Silver Springs, Florida: Songwriter and singer. [February 2012]
• Now living full time in Ocala, Florida. [January 2005]
• He wrote the song “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town”, a hit for Kenny Rogers in 1968. The song was based on a couple who lived near his family home in Florida, who were having marital troubles. Tillis left out of the song the real-life ending: the husband murdered his wife and then killed himself.
• He was awarded the 2011 American National Medal of the Arts for his services to music on February 13, 2012.
• The Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year for 1976.
• His biggest country hit, 1972’s “I Ain’t Never,” had been a major hit for Webb Pierce in 1959. Pierce’s version stayed at No. 2 for nine weeks late that summer.
• Prolific country singer/songwriter and actor, who has scored nearly six dozen hits on Billboard magazine’s country singles charts between 1958 and 1988.
• Father of Country singer Pam Tillis.

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