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    • Feb 28, 1996
    Dee Henry Jenkins withdraws her Nashville petition to exhume the body of her late husband, Conway Twitty, and have it cremated, lamenting that the matter has evolved into a "media circus"
    Mar 11, 1996
    "Rock & Roll Era: 1958" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. It features Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Duane Eddy and the original versions of "Johnny B. Goode," "Summertime Blues" and "Chantilly Lace"
    Mar 12, 1996
    The National Enquirer reports that two of Conway Twitty's children, Kathi and Joni, have contacted the FBI about $80 million in overseas accounts that are missing from their father's estate. His executors claim they know nothing of the accounts
    Oct 4, 1996
    Conway Twitty's widow, Dee Jenkins, and his children file separate papers in a Nashville court, with both sides claiming full rights to his songs, plus the Twitty Bird logo--all valued at $3.8 million. The children eventually secure the rights
    Feb 21, 1997
    A Tennessee judge rules Conway Twitty's children--Kathy, Joni and Jimmy--must pay back to the estate $64,000 in loans their father made them. A higher court later reverses the decision
    Mar 7, 1997
    Time-Life's "Rock & Roll Era: 1960" is certified gold by the RIAA. It boasts Floyd Cramer's "Last Date," The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown," Roy Orbison's "Only The Lonely" and Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothin's," plus Conway Twitty, Fats Domino and Gary "U.S." Bonds
    Oct 1, 1997
    Time-Life releases "Classic Country: Late '60s," with music by Conway Twitty, Glen Campbell, Sonny James, Bobby Goldsboro, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, David Houston, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Buck Owens and Jack Greene, among others
    Feb 1, 1998
    Time-Life releases "Classic Country: 1950-1959," stocked with hits by Sonny James, The Browns, Patsy Cline, Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Don Gibson, Johnny Horton, Ray Price, Hank Snow and Marty Robbins, among others
    Oct 2, 1998
    Conway Twitty, The Browns, Mark Wright, Leroy Van Dyke, Floyd Cramer, Levon Helm, Melvin Endsley and Louis Jordan join the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame at the Pine Bluff Convention Center
    Dec 7, 1998
    The Time-Life album "Rock & Roll Era: 1960" is certified platinum by the RIAA. It includes Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothin's," Floyd Cramer's "Last Date," Roy Orbison's "Only The Lonely" and The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown," plus tracks by Conway Twitty, Fats Domino and Gary "U.S." Bonds
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