How Did Conway Twitty Get His Name

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Conway twitty s real name is harold lloyd jenkins. Allegedly in 1957 jenkins decided that his real name was not memorable enough and sought a better show business name. It is rumored that he chose the name conway twitty while looking at a map and the cities of conway arkansas and twitty texas caught his eye. He was named after the famous silent movie actor harold lloyd by his great uncle.

In the billboard book of number one hits fred bronson states that the singer was looking at a road map when he spotted conway arkansas and twitty texas and chose the name conway twitty. Originally named after a famous silent film comedian twitty took his stage name from the town of conway in arkansas and twitty in texas. He also took a stage name contracting the names of two cities conway arkansas and twitty texas.