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Johnny Tillotson

1938 - 2025

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Johnny Tillotson (April 20, 1938 – April 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including "Poetry in Motion", the self-penned "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'", "Talk Back Trembling Lips" and "Without You". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Tillotson is the 1,209th most popular singer (up from 2,081st in 2019), the 6,643rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,154th in 2019) and the 331st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Tillotson ranks 1,209 out of 4,381Before him are Lou Rawls, Mady Mesplé, Damo Suzuki, Tony Renis, Jahn Teigen, and Dr. John. After him are Miguel Fleta, Leonid Kharitonov, Chabuca Granda, Raquel Meller, Tina Weymouth, and Jerome Flynn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Johnny Tillotson ranks 371Before him are Kito Lorenc, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Yvonne Rüegg, Timo Mäkinen, Judith Rich Harris, and Tony Renis. After him are Bahram Beyzai, Valentina Prudskova, Rika Zaraï, Fred Williamson, Christiane Hörbiger, and Waheeda Rehman. Among people deceased in 2025, Johnny Tillotson ranks 212Before him are Marc Garneau, Bill Atkinson, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Cristóbal Ortega, Jorge Costa, and Djamel Menad. After him are Gailard Sartain, Kim Sae-ron, Ruth Buzzi, Alf Clausen, Léon Krier, and Peter McParland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Tillotson ranks 6,644 out of 20,380Before him are Lloyd Alexander (1924), Alvin Ailey (1931), Nancy Kovack (1935), Clarence Clark (1859), Dr. John (1941), and Gates McFadden (1949). After him are Frankie Laine (1913), Donald Pettit (1955), Hannah Van Buren (1783), Lennie Tristano (1919), John Johnson (1947), and Betty Hutton (1921).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Tillotson ranks 331Before him are Thomas Hampson (1955), Young Thug (1991), Bobby Bland (1930), Randy Crawford (1952), Lou Rawls (1933), and Dr. John (1941). After him are Tina Weymouth (1950), Sylvester (1947), Demi Lovato (1992), Nas (1973), Little Walter (1930), and Merle Haggard (1937).