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).
True True Happines
Johnny Tillotson Lyrics
True true happiness will folow
True true happiness will folow if you'll only follow
True true happiness will folow if you'll only follow me yeah yeah
When you're feeling lost inside let my true love be your guide
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
Come with me and find the way you can trust me when I say
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
Let me lead you like a steady take my hand and say you're ready
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
True true happiness will folow if you'll only follow
True true happiness will folow if you'll only follow me yeah yeah
When you're feeling lost inside let my true love be your guide
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
Come with me and find the way you can trust me when I say
True true happiness will folow...
Let me lead you like a steady take my hand and say you're ready
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: HAL GREENE, RICHARD WOLF
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True true happiness will folow
True true happiness will folow if you'll only follow
True true happiness will folow if you'll only follow me yeah yeah
When you're feeling lost inside let my true love be your guide
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
Come with me and find the way you can trust me when I say
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
Let me lead you like a steady take my hand and say you're ready
True true happiness will follow if you'll only follow me yeah
True true happiness will folow...
Claudia
Recuerdo cuando pequeña veía a mi padre emocionarse escuchando esta hermosa canción. Hoy cada vez que yo la escucho me emociona recordar esos momentos✨
Manuel MVega
me pasa lo mismo, mi madre escuchaba esta musica y hasta me la aprendi con 8 años..besos al Cielo.
Jose Garcia
HERMOSA MUSICA DE ESTA LEYENDA ..LA MUSICA DE MI VIEJO ..HERMOSA MUSICA 🎶 LA ESCUCHO DESDE NIÑO DESDE CHILE SALUDOS AMIGAS Y AMIGOS QUE COMPARTEN ESTAS MAGICAS CANCIONES☮️✌️☮️
felixbautista
Miles de gracias
Eduardo Gutierrez Guerrero
Que emocionante escuchar este tema, que tan a menudo se tocaba en el entrañable micro programa musical "El Sapo y la Culebra", que se transmitía en la televisión chilena a principios de la década del 70, justo antes de las noticias. Así es la nostalgia!!!
felixbautista
+Eduardo Gutierrez Guerrero - Thank you most kindly for coming by Eduardo as well as your valuable tip on the song.. have a great weekend.
lclover77
@felixbautista Escuche este disco por primera vez el año 1960 .con 8 años ...( hoy 71 ).....viviendo en el cerro Cordillera en Valparaiso .....una cancion que despues de mas de 60 años ....aun la recordamos con mucho cariño y nostalgia ...saludos !!
felixbautista
@lclover77 Miles de gracias
Gustavo Diaz
Que canción más hermosa llenas de recuerdos de niñez, adolescencia y juventud , de amores platónicos, otros imposibles, cuantos recuerdos y nostalgias.
felixbautista
muchas gracias