Conway Twitty (Harold Jenkins) born September 1, 1933 at Friars Point, MS. (His father piloted a ferry boat between Friars Point & Helena) Lived at Helena, Arkansas as a youth, where he formed his first musical group & appeared on radio KFFA. youtu.be/cAA_LUCb0QE?...
Think that was a Dickie ?
I "saw" Conway Twitty once, when I was a kid. As in, saw him walking out of a truck stop to get back to his tour bus. I wouldn't have known who he was but my mom pointed him out. He gave us a thumbs up sign.
My friend Jimmy Evans (d. 2011) played bass with Conway Twitty & his Rockhousers in the 1950s. (Jimmy later joined Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks, eventually replaced by Rick Danko). Jimmy with CT & with me in 2006.
Conway’s dad: Ferry pilot Floyd D. Jenkins was originally from Friars Point, Mississippi, and moved to Helena in 1943 to pilot the ferry that ran between Helena and Trotters Point. (Ferry service ended in the early 1970s) (Photo from Helena’s Phillips County Museum)
*ferry service ended in the 1960s Is what that earlier post should have been
Another great pic
My parents always talked about going to dances at the Conway Public Pool. In the winter they would empty the pool and dance in the empty pool. They said Conway Twitty played there often.
