He passed away at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Florida. The Country Music Hall of Famer battled intestinal issues since 2016, and he never fully recovered. The suspected cause of his death is ...

Mel Tillis' rockin' country classic "I Ain't Never" is marking 54 years since its breakthrough chart run. Released via MGM Records in July 1972, the track became Tillis' first No. 1 single on the ...

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CLARKSVILLE, TN — Country Music Hall of Famer Mel Tillis was laid to rest in Clarksville on Monday, with hundreds of longtime friends and fans showing up for a public visitation and funeral service to ...

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, his publicist said ...

Country music legend Mel Tillis died early Sunday morning, according to a statement from his publicist. He was 85. Tillis died at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida, after battling ...

A childhood battle with malaria left Mel Tillis with a lifelong stutter. However, that speech impediment didn’t stop the country music legend from earning his place in the Grand Ole Opry, the ...

As the eldest child of “Coca-Cola Cowboy” crooner Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis never imagined a future for herself without music. Despite her familial connections, however, the “Spilled Perfume” singer wasn ...