Stuttering, which disappears when he sings
Father of Country singer Pam Tillis.
Autobiography: "Stutterin' Boy"
Prolific country singer/songwriter and actor, who has scored nearly six dozen hits on Billboard magazine's country singles charts between 1958 and 1988.
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.
The Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year for 1976.
(January 2005) Now living full time in Ocala, Florida.
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