Johnny Tillotson, the 60s American singer-songwriter, has sadly died at the age of 86.
Tillotson’s wife Nancy told TMZ that the singer died due to complications from Parkinson’s at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
She announced the news on Facebook, informing fans: ‘It is with a broken heart that I write to let you know that the sweetest, kindest man I ever met Johnny Tillotson, left earth for Heaven yesterday. He was my best beloved,
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‘Champion of my realm, Knight of my heart. Someone said, that sometimes right in the middle of an ordinary life you get a fairy tale. The day I met him I got mine. He was funny, generous and kind. A gentleman through and through.
‘He loved and was grateful to his fans, as he once said, they made every dream I ever had come true. Once again on his behalf I say thank you for that.’
The singer was best known for his various hit songs, including Poetry in Motion -which was released in 1960 and peaked at number two in the US charts, Without You was then released in 1961 and reached number seven in the charts.
The singer was a two-time Grammy nominee, and in 2014, he was inducted into America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame.
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Poetry in Motion singer Johnny Tillotson dies aged 86​
Tillotson’s wife Nancy told TMZ that the singer died due to complications from Parkinson’s at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
She announced the news on Facebook, informing fans: ‘It is with a broken heart that I write to let you know that the sweetest, kindest man I ever met Johnny Tillotson, left earth for Heaven yesterday. He was my best beloved,
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‘Champion of my realm, Knight of my heart. Someone said, that sometimes right in the middle of an ordinary life you get a fairy tale. The day I met him I got mine. He was funny, generous and kind. A gentleman through and through.
‘He loved and was grateful to his fans, as he once said, they made every dream I ever had come true. Once again on his behalf I say thank you for that.’
The singer was best known for his various hit songs, including Poetry in Motion -which was released in 1960 and peaked at number two in the US charts, Without You was then released in 1961 and reached number seven in the charts.
The singer was a two-time Grammy nominee, and in 2014, he was inducted into America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame.
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Poetry in Motion singer Johnny Tillotson dies aged 86​