Earl Thomas Conley | |
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 A promotional photo of Earl Thomas Conley. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Earl Conley |
| Born | October 17, 1941 Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 2019 (aged 77) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1974–2019 |
| Labels | GRT, Warner Bros., Sunbird, RCA |
Earl Thomas Conley (October 17, 1941 – April 10, 2019)[1] was an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for RCA Records. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, of which 18 reached Number One. His 18 Billboard Number One country singles during the 1980s were the third most by any artist in any genre during that decade, after Alabama and Ronnie Milsap.[1]