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'''Conway Twitty''', (b. September 1, 1933 - d. June 5, 1993), (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins) was a [[country music]] [[singer]] born in Friars Point, [[Mississippi]].
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A place where nobody dared to go
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The love that we came to know
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They call it Xanadu
  
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At twelve years of age moving with his family to Helena, [[Arkansas]], he had a radio show and spent considerable time during his teen years playing baseball that would lead to an offer from the Philadelphia Phillies. But after being drafted into the Army he returned to devote full time to a singing career that would establish his new name Conway Twitty as one of the most successful recording stars of all time.   
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And now
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Open your eyes and see
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What we have made is real
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We are in Xanadu
  
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Conway landed with his #1 multi million seller, “It’s Only Make Believe,” in 1958 and followed with two more top ten hits, “Danny Boy,” and “Lonely Blue Boy,” in 1959. A rock version of “Mona Lisa,” and “What Am I Living For” joined “Is a Blue Bird Blue” on the pop charts before Conway moved to a country music career that would give him a record setting 43 number one hits.
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
  
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From 1966 until his death, among Conway Twitty’s country chart toppers were, “Hello Darlin,” “Fifteen Years Ago,” “You’ve Never Been this Far Before,” “Linda On My Mind,” “This Time I’ve Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me,” “Play Guitar Play,” “I May Never Get to Heaven,” “Happy Birthday Darlin,” “I’d Just Love to Lay You Down,” “Tight Fittin’ Jeans,” “Slow Hand,” “The Rose,” and teaming up with the queen of country music Loretta Lynn,  
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Xanadu, Xanadu,  
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“Lead Me On,” “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” “As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone” and “Feelins’.” Conway landed on the country music charts a total of  97 times during his career. 
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
  
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While on tour in 1993, Conway became ill and died of an abdominal aneurysm. In the weeks preceding his passing, his final album, “Final Touches” was recorded.
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Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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For you, Xanadu
  
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A [[Grammy Award]] winner, Conway Twitty was inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 1999.
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The love
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The echoes of long ago
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You needed the world to know
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They are in Xanadu
  
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==References==
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The dream
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*http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000344/Conway-Twitty.html
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That came through a million years
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That lived on through all the tears
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It came to Xanadu
  
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A million lights are dancing
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[[category:Country Singers]]
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Xanadu...

Revision as of 14:46, August 7, 2010

A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu

And now Open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine For you, Xanadu

The love The echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu

The dream That came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Xanadu...

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