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    • Nov 26, 1993
    The first "Christmas At Twitty City" without Conway begins. With the May 1994 sale of Twitty City to the Trinity Broadcasting Network, it also becomes the last "Christmas At Twitty City." Attractions include a rap version of "Jingle Bells"
    Dec 28, 1993
    Widow Dee Jenkins, who is receiving $19,500-a-month in support from Conway Twitty's estate, says she can't pay her bills and requests an increase to $24,400 monthly in court
    Feb 28, 1994
    "In The Spotlight: Rhythm Country & Blues" airs on PBS. It features portions of recordings on the "Rhythm Country & Blues" album featuring Vince Gill, Gladys Knight, Travis Tritt, Patti LaBelle, Sam Moore, Conway Twitty, Natalie Cole and Reba McEntire, among others
    Mar 1, 1994
    MCA releases "Rhythm Country & Blues," featuring pairings of country and R&B artists. The set, which gains a nomination for a Country Music Association award, includes Conway Twitty's final recording, "Rainy Night In Georgia," with Sam Moore
    Apr 5, 1994
    As Conway Twitty's children feud over his estate with his wife, Dee Jenkins, daughter Kathy Jenkins displays her anger for the widow in The Tennessean: "I'm surprised the heavens don't open up and Daddy doesn't come down and knock her in the head"
    May 3, 1994
    "Rhythm Country & Blues" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. The album includes Conway Twitty's last recording, "Rainy Night In Georgia," made with Sam Moore. Among others appearing: Vince Gill & Gladys Knight, Al Green & Lyle Lovett, Aaron Neville & Trisha Yearwood and George Jones & B.B. King
    Sep 26, 1994
    The TV-marketed album "Very Best Of Conway Twitty" is certified gold by the RIAA
    Oct 6, 1994
    Conway Twitty's mother, Velma Jenkins, dies in Portland, Tennessee
    Oct 14, 1994
    With Conway Twitty's estate embroiled in legal bedlam, 2,000 items are auctioned off for $1 million at Twitty City in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Among them: a 1985 Pacer, for $27,500; and a script for the movie "Sex Kittens Go To College," $1,800
    Feb 14, 1996
    Conway Twitty's widow, Dee Jenkins, petitions a Nashville court to have Twitty's remains exhumed and cremated, so she can have her husband with her when she leaves town. Though a gag order is placed on the motion, it creates a public spat
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