Crazy In Love With Conway

Exciting news this week as word comes that Conway has received four more RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) gold certifications over the past couple months. The honors go to: GOLD Album - Conway Twitty: The Final Recordings of His Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (Curb Records 1993 reissue of 1982's Conway's #1 Classics Vol. 1. This is his first album to reach certification since 1994, and also the first certification of any recording from his Warner Brothers years.) GOLD Single - I'd Love to Lay You Down (500,000 digital downloads) GOLD Single - Tight Fittin' Jeans (500,000 digital downloads) GOLD Single - That's My Job (500,000 digital downloads) These recent certifications join the following, putting Conway at the 8 million mark with RIAA: GOLD Single - Hello Darlin' (500,000 mastertone/ringtone downloads, certified in 2010) GOLD Album - The Very Best of Conway Twitty (1989 Heartland Music, certified in 1994) PLATINUM Album - The Very Best of Conway Twitty...

Over the July 4th weekend I experienced a Conway collector's dream come true, and I still have to pinch myself to believe it really happened. It all started on Saturday afternoon when I saw a post on Facebook from someone in Hendersonville, TN, selling one of the elusive replica "CT" necklaces that was sold at Twitty City. The price was rather high so I messaged the seller to ask if they were accepting offers. The lady politely declined, explaining the necklace was part of an estate sale in the coming week, but if anything was left over following the sale they might consider an offer. She also said they had many more souvenir items.  I started browsing through her timeline and found a post all about the estate sale she was overseeing, and sure enough, there was a big table full of Conway collectibles! Everything already had price tags attached so I messaged her again and asked if it would be possible to have more pictures sent to me so I could pick some things out, and sh...