Mel Tillis

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Mel Tillis

American songwriter and entertainer

Also known as: Lonnie Melvin Tillis

Written by Barry Mazor

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Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 • Article History

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Byname of:: Lonnie Melvin Tillis

Born:: August 8, 1932, Dover, Florida, U.S.

Died:: November 19, 2017, Ocala, Florida (aged 85)

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Mel Tillis (born August 8, 1932, Dover, Florida, U.S.—died November 19, 2017, Ocala, Florida) was an American songwriter and entertainer who composed more than a thousand country music songs (music and lyrics), many of which became standards. Overcoming a pronounced stammer, he achieved stardom in the 1970s as a country singer, screen actor, and comedian. Tillis was confronted with numerous challenges during his childhood; he was the son of a heavy drinker who often left the family to fend for themselves for years at a time, and he contracted a serious case of malaria at age three. He came away ...(100 of 689 words)

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