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Biography
Lonnie Melvin Tillis was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s as part of the outlaw country movement, with a long list of Top 10 hits. Tillis' biggest hits include "I Ain't Never", "Good Woman Blues", and "Coca-Cola Cowboy". His composition "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" became a world-wide hit in 1969 when recorded by Kenny Rogers.
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Awards & recognition
- National Medal of Arts · 2012
- Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame · 1976
- Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Filmography11 titles
Match Game
1973as Self
1973as Self
The Tim Conway Show
1980as Self
1980as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979as Burl Tolliver
1979as Burl Tolliver
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969as Self
1969as Self
The Love Boat
1977as Danny Hartman
1977as Danny Hartman
Every Which Way But Loose
1978as Self (uncredited)
1978as Self (uncredited)
Uphill All the Way
1986as Booger Skaggs
1986as Booger Skaggs
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980as Fairgrounds Owner
1980as Fairgrounds Owner
Cannonball Run II
1984as Mel
1984as Mel
Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
1967as Hound-Dog Berrigan
1967as Hound-Dog Berrigan