Mel Tillis would have turned 93 today—a stuttering storyteller with an easy grin whose songs, humor, and twang left a lasting mark on country music. Tillis died in 2017 following a long battle with ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country-music star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has ...

NASHVILLE — It was a celebration of life befitting country music royalty. Family, friends and longtime fans gathered together at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville last month to say goodbye to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A look at reaction from the country music world on Mel Tillis, who died Sunday at age 85. Blake Shelton, on Twitter: – He did his best to try and keep my head on straight. I ...

Country music great Mel Tillis will headline the entertainment for Life's Options 2003. The 14th annual exposition for mature adults is scheduled for May 8 in the Fargodome. It will begin at 8 a.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country music star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has ...