“YOU WERE THE ONLY MAN WHO COULD KEEP UP WITH ME” — LORETTA LYNN ONCE SAID ABOUT CONWAY TWITTY, BUT THEIR LAST PHONE CALL TOLD A DIFFERENT STORY. For nearly two decades, they recorded hit after hit together — a duo so perfect, fans believed they were secretly in love. But on June 5, 1993, Conway Twitty collapsed after a show and never recovered. He was only 59. What most people don’t know is the phone call they shared just days before. No music, no rehearsals — just two old friends laughing about the early days when nobody thought a rock-and-roller and a coal miner’s daughter could make country gold together. But it was the last thing Conway said before hanging up that Loretta never repeated to anyone…
Introduction “You Were the Only Man Who Could Keep Up With Me” — Why Loretta...