Johnny Tillotson (born 20 April 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is an A… Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Tillotson (born 20 April 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'".
In 1957 while still in high school, Tillotson was making records and performing on stage; as a student at the University of Florida, he had his own musical variety show on regional television. Following graduation in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications, he signed with Cadence Records and moved to New York City to pursue his music career. In 1960, he recorded his first hit, a composition entitled "Poetry in Motion" (written by Anthony/Kaufman), that went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
A "crossover" artist, several of Tillotson's songs were successful on both the country music charts and pop charts. He earned a Grammy Award nomination for another of his own compositions, "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin," and also for the song "Heartaches by the Number," nominated for Best Vocal Performance of 1965. He also appeared in the 1963 film "Just for Fun" and sang the theme song for the 1965 Sally Field television comedy "Gidget".
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tillotson has recorded 26 singles that made it onto Billboard's charts, and performed at venues across the United States and other places around the globe.
He was featured in the 1966 camp comedy The Fat Spy starring Jayne Mansfield, Jack E. Leonard, Phyllis Diller, Brian Donlevy and Jordan Christopher & the Wild Ones. This film was featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (#46).
In 1957 while still in high school, Tillotson was making records and performing on stage; as a student at the University of Florida, he had his own musical variety show on regional television. Following graduation in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications, he signed with Cadence Records and moved to New York City to pursue his music career. In 1960, he recorded his first hit, a composition entitled "Poetry in Motion" (written by Anthony/Kaufman), that went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
A "crossover" artist, several of Tillotson's songs were successful on both the country music charts and pop charts. He earned a Grammy Award nomination for another of his own compositions, "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin," and also for the song "Heartaches by the Number," nominated for Best Vocal Performance of 1965. He also appeared in the 1963 film "Just for Fun" and sang the theme song for the 1965 Sally Field television comedy "Gidget".
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tillotson has recorded 26 singles that made it onto Billboard's charts, and performed at venues across the United States and other places around the globe.
He was featured in the 1966 camp comedy The Fat Spy starring Jayne Mansfield, Jack E. Leonard, Phyllis Diller, Brian Donlevy and Jordan Christopher & the Wild Ones. This film was featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (#46).
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Johnny Tillotson Lyrics
All Alone Am I All alone am I ever since your goodbye All alone with…
Angel (Angel, angel) Angel Gentle as a flower Every waking hour Wa…
Blowin' in the Wind How many roads must a man walk down before they…
Earth Angel Earth angel earth angel will you be mine My darling dear…
Empty Feeling I've got an empty feeling since you've gone And I don't…
Funny How Time Slips Away Well, hello there My, it's been a long, long time How'm I…
Heartaches By The Number [VERSE 1] I've got heartaches by the number when you left…
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell…
I Can't Stop Loving You I can't stop loving you so I've made up my…
I Got a Feeling I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside Oh yeah, oh…
I'm A Worried Guy When my friends say that you're a run-around I laugh at…
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hear that lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to fly …
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' I cry myself to sleep each night Wishing I could hold…
Jimmy's Girl Jimmy's girl, Jimmy's girl Wish that I were holdin' Jimmy's …
Judy Judy Judy Judy's got the lips I love to kiss And when she…
Lonesome Town There's a place where lovers go to cry their troubles…
Out Of My Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
Poetry in Motion When I see my baby What do I see Poetry Poetry in motion Po…
Rhythm of the Rain RHYTHM OF THE RAIN (John Gummoe) « © '63 Chappell-Morris …
Send Me The Pillow That You Dream Send me the pillow that you dream on Don't you know…
She Understands Me You ask me why, why I love her Woh-woh, dumb-dee-dah-dee, Du…
Talk Back Trembling Lips Talk back trembling lips Shakey legs don't just stand there …
Without You You made me happy, you made me sing But now without…
Worry Worry the nights away worry all through the day I worry…
You Can Never Stop Me Loving You YOU CAN NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU Writers Ian Samwell, Jean…