Photo: Johnny Tillotson | By Rania Aniftos, Billboard | Johnny Tillotson, the Grammy-nominated country and pop singer behind the iconic hit, “Poetry In Motion,” died on Tuesday (April 1). He was 86 years old.
The star’s wife, Nancy, announced the news of his passing via post on Facebook. “It is with a broken heart that I write to let you know that the sweetest, kindest man I ever met Johnny Tillotson, left earth for Heaven yesterday,” she wrote alongside a sweet photo of the duo laughing together. “He was my best beloved, Champion of my realm, Knight of my heart. Someone said that sometimes right in the middle of an ordinary life you get a fairy tale. The day I met him I got mine. He was funny, generous and kind. A gentleman through and through. He loved and was grateful to his fans, as he once said, they made every dream I ever had come true. Once again on his behalf I say thank you for that.”
She added, “Johnny will be missed every single day for the rest of my life. He was simply the best. With all the love I have in my heart for a wonderful man gone too soon from this world.”
Tillotson was born in 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida, and was a talented singer since his childhood. He signed to Cadence Records, and issued his first single, “Dreamy Eyes” / “Well I’m Your Man” in September 1958 at just 19 years old.
After releasing a string of singles, Tillotson quickly became a teen idol. His biggest hit came just two years later in the form of 1960’s “Poetry in Motion,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
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Legendary Singer-Songwriter Dick Damron Dies
By Billy Dukes, Taste of Country
Singer and songwriting legend Dick Damron has died.
The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member had hits in four different decades, in addition to penning songs recorded by Charley Pride, George Hamilton and more.
The 91-year-old’s passing was shared by family. An obituary notes that he died on Saturday, March 29.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Canadian country music legend Dick Damron, who left this world with the same quiet grace and spirit that defined his life and career.”
“Countryfied” and “The Long Green Line” were two of Damron’s better known songs, but he also reached No. 1 in Canada with “Hitch Hikin’,” “Rise ’n’ Shine,” “On the Road” and “Susan Flowers.”
His last charting single came in 1991 and afterward he published an autobiography and two novels.
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