Mel turned his stuttering into a comic art-form.

Another talented performer has left the stage.

Trying to find the YouTube video clip where Mel tells of sharing a hotel room with another performer who was sound asleep while their room was being ransacked and burglarized. Mel was tongue-tied and unable to shout a warning so he sang it at the top of his lungs. Funny to hear Mel relate it.

Don, I think it's this one:



Sound/Video Synch is not great, unfortunately.

Trev

Definitely a talented man. While admittedly not super familiar with his work, I remember my mother would sing Coca Cola Cowboy around the house when I was growing up. Another one leaves the stage indeed.

R.I.P. Mel Tillis

Sad. It feels like so many people are leaving this world far earlier than we would like. R.I.P.