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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Johnny Tillotson is the 1,212th most popular singer (up from 2,082nd in 2024), the 6,647th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,154th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Tillotson ranks 1,212 out of 4,381. Before 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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Among people born in 1938, Johnny Tillotson ranks 371. Before 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 293. Before him are Christopher Loeak, Raila Odinga, Klaus Doldinger, Park Sung-soo, Saalumarada Thimmakka, and Abu Obaida. After him are Gailard Sartain, Lenny Wilkens, Kim Sae-ron, Jørgen Leth, Homayoun Ershadi, and Ruth Buzzi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Tillotson ranks 6,648 out of 20,380. Before 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 Neal McDonough (1966).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Tillotson ranks 332. Before 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).

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