He dropped out of the University of Florida and instead served in the Air Force and worked on the railroad before relocating to Nashville in 1957. Tillis was raised in Pahokee, Florida, and developed his stutter as a child while being treated for malaria. "You know what? Another part of the dream has been fulfilled," he said at the time. In 2007, Tillis became a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry country music show.
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He also dabbled in acting, appearing in such feature films as Clint Eastwood's "Every Which Way But Loose," and the Burt Reynolds movies "Cannonball Run I and II" and "Smokey and the Bandit II." He starred in several television movies and briefly had a network TV show, "Mel and Susan Together," with Susan Anton.
In all, the Country Music Hall of Fame member wrote more than 1,000 songs and in 2012 received a National Medal of Arts for bringing "his unique blend of warmth and humor to the great tradition of country music." 6 Panel, Set to Vote on Holding Meadows in Contempt, Releases New DetailsĪlthough his early efforts to get a record deal were rebuffed because of his stutter, he was a promising songwriter in Nashville in the 1950s and 1960s, writing tunes for Webb Pierce and Ray Price.
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