Mel Tillis
American country music singer and musician (1932-2017) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 85
Lonnie Melvin Tillis was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s as part of the outlaw country movement, with a long list of Top 10 hits.
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Hal Needham Directed The Cannonball Run and The Villain
Burt Reynolds Also in The Cannonball Run (1981)
Dom DeLuise Also in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Jack Elam Also in The Villain and The Cannonball Run
Raymond Chow Produced The Cannonball Run (1981)- Albert S. Ruddy Produced The Cannonball Run (1981)
Dean Martin Also in The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II
Sammy Davis Jr. Also in The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II
Jerry Reed Also in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
Charles Nelson Reilly Also in Cannonball Run II (1984)
Jamie Farr Also in The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II
Molly Picon Also in The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II
Hank Locklin Mel produced Hank Locklin (1975)
James Fargo Directed Every Which Way but Loose (1979)- Foster Brooks Also in The Villain and Cannonball Run II
- John Megna Also in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Robert Tessier Also in The Cannonball Run and The Villain
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Tillis' biggest hits include "I Ain't Never", "Good Woman Blues", and "Coca-Cola Cowboy". His composition "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" became a world-wide hit in 1969 when recorded by Kenny Rogers.
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Barbara MandrellAlso in Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 1 (2005)
Don WilliamsAlso in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
Little Jimmy DickensAlso in Ghosts of Tennessee (2011)
Carl PerkinsAlso in The Real Patsy Cline (1989)
Freddy FenderAlso in Country Anthology Classics Volume 2 (2004)
Heather BurnsAlso in Beer for My Horses (2008)