Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty are two of the most famous names in country music. Together, they made one of the best duos the genre has ever known. Between 1971 and 1988, they released 11 studio albums, and four of them became number one on the country charts.
Lynn’s husband, Mooney, got hold of the song “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” when the songwriter Jim Owen, who co-wrote it with Becki Bluefield, dropped off the demo at Lynn’s office. Mooney knew right away that this song would be perfect for Lynn and Twitty to sing together—and he was absolutely right.
In 1973, Lynn and Conway’s duet album Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man became a number one country album, and all five singles from the record also hit number one on Billboard. The album, which was their third together, featured other duets like “For Heaven’s Sake,” “Release Me,” “You Lay So Easy on My Mind,” “Our Conscience, You and Me,” “As Good as a Lonely Girl Can Be,” “Bye Bye Love,” “Living Together Alone,” “What Are We Gonna Do About Us?,” “If You Touch Me,” and “Before Your Time.”
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By the time they released “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” Conway and Loretta had already won a Grammy for their duet “After The Fire Is Gone” and had received four Vocal Duo of the Year awards!
Almost 50 years later, their grandchildren, Tayla Lynn and Tre Twitty, performed their grandparents’ hit song at the Country Rebel headquarters in Ashland City, Tennessee.
Tre is the son of Conway’s eldest son, Michael, while Tayla is the daughter of Loretta’s son, Ernest Ray.
Not only are they both musically talented, but they also look amazingly like their grandparents. If you close your eyes while listening, you might hear echoes of Conway and Loretta in their voices.
Check out Tayla and Tre’s incredible performance below!
