Mel Tillis News

Country music tells stories, and no song told ours better than "Detroit City." That's Bobby Bare up top, singing his hit version from 1963.

Jamey Johnson and Hall of Famer Mel Tillis jammed together at an impromptu show at Nashville's famed watering hole, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, June 2. Jamey and Randy Houser had just finished their Ryman Auditorium debut at their "Traler Park Revival Show," which raised money for the Opry Trust Fund.

I still have a few items left on my Thing to Do Before I Die list. One of them is to spend some quality time at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville.

Charlie McCoy is one of the most recorded, most influential musicians in Nashville.

The daughter of country legend Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis made her own way in the music business, eventually becoming a contemporary country star in the '90s. Tillis was born on July 24, 1957, in Plant City, FL, but raised mostly in Nashville and started taking piano lessons at age eight.

A big season finale is planned for the Meridian Symphony Orchestra. Singer Carrie Tillis is returning to Meridian for this special event.

His pronounced stutter may be the first trait people associate with Tillis, but his talents as a songwriter and bandleader ushered the charismatic Floridian into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Legendary country singer Mel Tillis, above right, takes the stage Thursday at Colusa Casino Resort with fiddlers Jim Buchanan, left, and Ernie Reed.

It's been nearly six weeks since Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and, right on the money, spring is now in full bloom.

Mel Tillis, the legendary country western singer and 76-year-old Pahokee native, eased up on stage Wednesday night at the R.A. Gray Auditorium downtown and grinned, admitting that he couldn't say 'hello' in his allotted three minutes.

Pam Tillis proved she still has the country chops of a star. Larger crowds may have turned out for the final weekend of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo , but Pam Tillis held court for an intimate audience of country fans Saturday night at the Dosey Doe in the Woodlands.

Published: Friday, March 13, 2009 at 3:25 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 13, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. Mel Tillis made it to the Country Music Hall of Fame last year and this year he's going to be honored by his ...

Can David Copperfield make a country boy and two dirty rotten scoundrels disappear? Hope not, because Bakersfield would miss a few coming attractions.

Country music legend Mel Tillis and Tracy Lawrence have been added to the 2009 Oregon Jamboree lineup.

When Charlie McCoy was working as a studio musician on Bob Dylan 's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" at Columbia's studio in Nashville, Dylan's mouth reportedly dropped open in amazement during a rehearsal when he ...

Roy Clark, along with Charlie McCoy and Barbara Mandrell, were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

There are times when Marty Dean's mind and mouth don't operate at the same speed.

January 5, 2009 - Every day in Nashville, hundreds of musicians sign time cards and put in nine-hour days at recording studios for whomever is paying the bill.

So. What are you doing for New Year's Eve? That is the question that begs answering every year.

It seems like just yesterday that I left Florida headin' for Nashville, Tennessee in my '49 Mercury with a busted windshield, a pregnant wife and $29 in my pocket.