CONWAY TWITTY
Few music acts have successfully taken the leap from one genre to another. Building an audience, then pursuing another, can be a difficult transition given the loyalties so many fans have to one style or another. But Conway Twitty pulled it off, even after being warned about the often-disastrous consequences. For him it was a matter of following the heart; his youthful fascination with rock and roll had transitioned into a hankering, in his thirties, to perform country and western music. The two genres shared some similarities, but crossing over to country meant he would have to develop an older fan base that, for the most part, scorned the musical tastes of rock-obsessed teens. Yet he achieved the unthinkable ... MORE ››
