Johnny Tillotson
About Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Tillotson (born 20 April 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; died April 1, 2025) was an American singer and songwriter remembered for his successes in the early 1960s when he scored nine top-ten hits on the US 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.
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Top Tracks
Poetry In Motion
Why Do I Love You So
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
Dreamy Eyes
Talk Back Trembling Lips
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
Why Do I Love You So - 1960 #42 Billboard chart hit
You're The Reason
Without You
Poetry In Motion - 1960 #2 Billboard chart hit
True True Happiness
Earth Angel
Cutie Pie
Raining In My Heart
Judy, Judy, Judy
Send Me The Pillow That you Dream On
Rhythm of the Rain
Tears On My Pillow
I Got a Feeling
Blue Velvet
(Wait Til You See) My Gidget
You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
Send Me The Pillow That You Dream
It Keeps Right on a Hurtin'
Funny How Time Slips Away
Red Roses For A Blue Lady
Princess Princess
Out Of My Mind
Jimmy's Girl
Well I'm Your Man
Pledging My Love
Poetry In Motion (Re-Recorded)
Judy Judy Judy
Come Softly to Me
Take Good Care of Her
Much Beyond Compare
Lonely Street
Princess, Princess
Lonesome Town
Heartaches By The Number
I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry
Poetry in Motion - Original Recording Remastered
I Can't Stop Loving You
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
Please Don't Go Away
Send Me The Pillow You Dream On - 1962 #17Pop; #11Country Billboard Chart Hit
I Fall to Pieces
Worry
Earth Angel - 1960 #57 Billboard chart hit
I Rise, I Fall
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