Johnny Tillotson was born April 20, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida and raised in Palatka, Florida. At one point early in his career, he was a DJ at WWPF Radio. He was also in the movie Just For Fun.He recorded for two labels, initially Cadence Records which signed him in 1958, then he switched over to MGM Records in 1963. He appeared twenty-six times on the charts, including four Top Ten hits.
This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Johnny Tillotson with two of his big hits for your votes: It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' and Talk Back Trembling Lips.
Which song do you prefer? Come to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote. We'll play the winning song in Hour 3 of next week's show.
