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Nov 20, 2017 · One of Nashville’s most prolific hit-makers died Sunday. Mel Tillis spent the last year dealing with intestinal issues, according to his publicist. He died at a hospital in Ocala, Florida, at age 85. Tillis, a Country Music Hall of Famer, wrote more songs than he could count.
Nov 19, 2017 · He named his personal airplane Stutter One and referred to his female backup singers as the Stutterettes. Mr. Tillis stuttered only when he spoke, not when he sang. His resonant baritone was...
Here is Mel Tillis discussing his stutter/stammer on the Tonight Show with guest host Roy Clark - August 2, 1976. Other guests on the couch that night: Wil...
A short time later, Tillis acquired Amarillo, Texas, Rock FM station KYTX, which changed calls to KMML (a play on Tillis' stutter) (that station is now known today as KXSS-FM, a Top 40 radio station and is currently still a sister station to KIXZ). Still later, he operated WMML in Mobile, Alabama.
Nov 20, 2017 · For decades Mel Tillis has been one of the most famous people who stutter in the world, but within the stuttering community he is famous as a friend who has lent his name and precious time to help other people who stutter.
Nov 20, 2017 · Mr. Tillis stuttered only when he spoke, not when he sang. His resonant baritone was suited to both traditional country and pop-leaning material and was the vehicle for upward of 70 Top 40...
Nov 19, 2017 · In subsequent Whataburger commercials throughout the 80’s, Mel Tills was seen fighting through and overcoming his stuttering issues instead of making fun of them. In a later commercial, Mel is seen stopping himself before stuttering, and speaking out the words.
Nov 20, 2017 · Mel Tillis toured into his 80s and even had his own theater where he performed in Branson, Missouri. In recent years, a fan told him she'd come to hear him stutter and he hadn't stammered a bit. He told her he'd spent most of his life trying to quit.
Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.
Nov 20, 2017 · (Reuters) - Mel Tillis, who embraced his own speech impediment to become one of Nashville's most celebrated singer-songwriters during a six-decade career in country music, has died at age 85,...
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