Biography:
Johnny Tillotson (born 20 April 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'".
In 1957 while still in high school, Tillotson was making records and performing on stage; as a student at the University of Florida, he had his own musical variety show on regional television.
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Other songs:
- Another You
- Blue Velvet
- Counting My Teardrops
- Counting Teardrops
- Earth Angel
- Empty Feelin
- Fool Number One
- Heartaches By The Number
- His True Love Said Goodbye
- I Cant Help It
- I Fall To Pieces
- I Rise I Fall
- Im So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Im Suffering From A Heartache
- It Keeps Right On A
- Jimmys Girl
- Judy Judy Judy
- Lonely Street
- Lonesome Town
- Out Of My Mind
- Please Dont Go Away
- Poetry In Motion
- Princess
- She Understands Me
- Talk Back Trembling Lips
- Tears On My Pillow
- Thats When It Hurts The Most
- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
- Tomorrow
- Tragedy
- True True Happiness
- We Can Make It
- Well Im Your Man
- Whatll I Do
- Why Do I Love You So
- Without You
- Worry
- Youll Never Stop Me Loving You
- Your Memory Comes Along
- Youre The Reason
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Blue Velvet:Johnny Tillotson.
Album - Talk Back Trembing Lips -
#48 on BB Hot 200 on ACE Records in
1964.***(A little different than Bobby
Vinton's version.)***
#1.
F Bb Dm Eb F
She wore blue velvet, bluer than velvet was
Bb
the night.
Gm7 Cm F Bb Db Bbm
Softer than satin was the light from the stars.
F Bb Dm Cm F
She wore blue velvet, bluer than velvet were
Bb
her eyes.
Eb F Fm Ab Bb
Warmer than May her tender sighs, love was ours.
BRIDGE:
Eb Ebm Gb Dm Bb
Ours the love I held tight-ly, feeling the rapture
Bb7
grow.
Eb Ebm Gb Dm Bbm
Like a flame burning bright-ly, but when she left,
Cm F
gone was the glow..
#2.
Bb Dm Cm F Bb Db
..Of blue velvet but in my heart there'll always be,
Eb Cm Eb F Ab Bb
precious and warm a memory through the years.
Eb Gm7 Cm F Bb Gb
And I still can see blue velvet through my tears.
#3.
Ebm B Ebm Dbm Gb
She wore blue velvet, but in my heart there'll always
B E Gb Ebm Gbm
be, precious and warm a memory through the years.
E Abm Gb Bm Gm Bbm B
And I still can see blue vel..vet through my tears.
OUTRO: Bm Dbm C B
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - Talk Back Trembing Lips -
#48 on BB Hot 200 on ACE Records in
1964.***(A little different than Bobby
Vinton's version.)***
#1.
F Bb Dm Eb F
She wore blue velvet, bluer than velvet was
Bb
the night.
Gm7 Cm F Bb Db Bbm
Softer than satin was the light from the stars.
F Bb Dm Cm F
She wore blue velvet, bluer than velvet were
Bb
her eyes.
Eb F Fm Ab Bb
Warmer than May her tender sighs, love was ours.
BRIDGE:
Eb Ebm Gb Dm Bb
Ours the love I held tight-ly, feeling the rapture
Bb7
grow.
Eb Ebm Gb Dm Bbm
Like a flame burning bright-ly, but when she left,
Cm F
gone was the glow..
#2.
Bb Dm Cm F Bb Db
..Of blue velvet but in my heart there'll always be,
Eb Cm Eb F Ab Bb
precious and warm a memory through the years.
Eb Gm7 Cm F Bb Gb
And I still can see blue velvet through my tears.
#3.
Ebm B Ebm Dbm Gb
She wore blue velvet, but in my heart there'll always
B E Gb Ebm Gbm
be, precious and warm a memory through the years.
E Abm Gb Bm Gm Bbm B
And I still can see blue vel..vet through my tears.
OUTRO: Bm Dbm C B
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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