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Nov 1, 2023 · Dwight Twilley, Power-Pop Hitmaker, Is Dead at 72. With a sound inspired by the Beatles and Elvis Presley, he climbed the charts and drew critical praise in the 1970s and ’80s. But long-term ...
Dwight Twilley (June 6, 1951 – October 18, 2023) was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop style. Twilley and Phil Seymour performed as the Dwight Twilley Band through 1978, and Twilley performed as a solo act ...
In 2009 he released an album of Beatles covers titled simply “The Beatles” and followed it with an album of originals in 2010 titled “Green Blimp.” After Twilley moved to the Varèse Sarabande label, his 11th album, “Soundtrack,” was issued in late 2011.
Oct 19, 2023 · Dwight Twilley, one of the musicians who pioneered the rock subgenre known as power pop, died on Wednesday. He was 72. His death was confirmed by the Church Studio in Tulsa, Okla., where...
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A pioneer of the rock subgenre power pop, Twilley, who hit the Top 20 on the Billboard charts with his singles "I'm on Fire" in 1975 and "Girls" in 1984 and worked with the likes of Tom...
Apr 5, 2024 · Dwight Twilley, a revered power pop music artist from Tulsa who recently was unanimously selected for inclusion in the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, died Wednesday. He was 72.
Oct 19, 2023 · Dwight Twilley, one of the musicians who pioneered the rock subgenre known as power pop, died on Wednesday. He was 72. His death was confirmed by the Church Studio in Tulsa, Okla.,...
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