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Mel Tillis

real name Lonnie Melvin Tillis

Tampa, United States · 1932-08-08 – 2017-11-19

Mel Tillis is credited on 4,513 releases across 1,247 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,513

Credits

1,247

Albums

8

Decades active

336

In collections

Biography

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Mel Tillis (born August 8, 1932, Dover, Tampa, Florida, USA - died November 19, 2017, Ocala, Florida, USA) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and violinist.
Known for his stuttering speech.
Backing band: The Statesiders.
He was married. They had two children that are also country music singers and songwriters. His daughter is Pam Tillis, and his son is.
Acted in the movies W.W. & the Dixie Dancekings, Smokey & the Bandit II, Uphill All The Way and Murder In Music City.
Owned several publishing companies. Had 6 #1 hits on the Country charts.
Inducted into the C&W Hall of Fame in 2007.

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4,513 releases · 1,247 albums · active 1956–2024

  • Performance · 5,170
  • Production · 60
  • Other credits · 57

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Sound Emporium · Sixteenth Avenue Sound · The Loft, Nashville

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