Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 â€" June 5, 1993), better
known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American country music
singer. He also had success in the rock and roll, R&B, and pop genres.
From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music
Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. He was inducted into
the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.Twitty
was born Harold Lloyd Jenkins on September 1, 1933, in Friars Point,
in Coahoma County, in northwestern Mississippi. The Jenkins family
were of Welsh descent. He was named by his great-uncle, after his
favorite silent movie actor, Harold Lloyd. The Jenkins family moved to
Helena, Arkansas, when Jenkins was 10 years old. In Helena, Jenkins
formed his first singing group, the Phillips County Ramblers.Jenkins
had his own local radio show every Saturday morning. He also played
baseball, his second passion. He received an offer to play with the
Philadelphia Phillies after high school, but he was drafted into the
United States Army. He served in the Far East and organized a group
called the Cimmerons to entertain his fellow soldiers. Conway Twitty Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter