ON THE DAY OF CONWAY TWITTY’S FUNERAL, TELEVISION NETWORKS ANNOUNCED THE LOSS OF A LEGEND AS HIS GREATEST HIT ECHOED THROUGH THE SERVICE. THEN LORETTA LYNN PICKED UP A MICROPHONE TO SING ALONG AS IF IT WERE THEIR FINAL DUET TOGETHER. BUT BEFORE THE MOMENT COULD CONTINUE, CONWAY’S WIFE STOPPED THE MUSIC AND SAID THIS IS NOT A STAGE HE IS MY HUSBAND THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN PLEASE LET US GRIEVE IN PEACE

introduction For millions of fans across America, the funeral of Conway Twitty was more than...