Mel Tillis on Letterman, 1984

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Mel Tillis appeared twice on Late Night, both in 1984:
1. June 26, 1984: on to promote his new LP "New Patches" and his appearance in the film "Cannonball Run II."
2. December 18, 1984: on to promote his autobiography Stutterin' Boy and his upcoming film "Uphill All the Way," due for release the following July.

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@davidhilleymusic 3 жыл бұрын

What a tremendous compliment to recognize Paul and the band at the 14:00 mark. An appreciation and respect of one artist to his fellow artists. Mel Tillis was a tremendous talent and one of the finest ambassadors the field of country music ever had. Class personified.

@Sloozen1 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, Mel should have been a regular guest! He's a natural with Letterman!

@MasterChiefWiggum 3 жыл бұрын

What a likeable, funny guy he was!

@noneofyourbusiness5346 Жыл бұрын

Mel with Terry Bradshaw in Cannonball Run is the funniest part! 🤣

@stevenmays9635 6 жыл бұрын

He will be missed. I always looked forward to hearing one of his new songs and watching him on TV. Rest in peace Lonnie Melvin Tillis and my the lord be with his family.

@unnamedwriter 6 жыл бұрын

Good Golly I loved this man since the age of 5, when first heard him sing and talk. He was on one of them Television programs....

@mac40bully70 4 жыл бұрын

Loved him he was one of the greats!!

@dixieleehendricks5629 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Mel Tillis. He is so funny. Some people say the stutter is FAKE. HE'LL NO!!!

@tompaulcampbell Жыл бұрын

He'll no? He'll know? or Hell no?

@krisscanlon4051 4 ай бұрын

Hell witchoo how bout dat! Wordsmith...

@guymangotree2185 3 ай бұрын

I grew up in the 70's, listening to what my parents listened to, and they had great taste in Music....Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, CCR, Mel Tillis, Gary Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, Ronnie Milsap, The Eagles, Buck Owens, KC & The Sunshine Band, Al Green...all the great stuff_ One of my favorite songs was always 'Stomp them grapes' by Mel Tillis_ What a cool guy_ Genuine, funny_ I missed one of his last shows, in Arlington, TX, regretably, not long B4 he died_ Feels like I lost a family member when he died

@aramdosdourian7143 2 жыл бұрын

Tilling is a riot. You gotta love him and may he rest peacefully. Aram J Dosdourian

@tjkinsella1111 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Don. Dave and Mel are great together.

@mrceleb2006 6 жыл бұрын

Of course, Mel Tillis stutters here...may he rest in peace!

@verndaniel6780 6 жыл бұрын

all the greats are passing and nobody to fill their shoes!!!

@lindacaylor3289 4 жыл бұрын

So, so true I LOVE Mel, he was so FOREVER real and such a voice. 😘😘😘😘sexy cowboy. I miss him. ❤💔

@gabrielthebeliever1304 4 жыл бұрын

Colter wall

@willis19711 3 жыл бұрын

I think george jones was wondering the same thing

@johncumiskey672 2 жыл бұрын

Boot's

@theresachiorazzi4571 2 жыл бұрын

Mel was the best.

@rmorgan329 3 жыл бұрын

I loved him. He was great

@debbielaclair5683 6 жыл бұрын

mel tillis will be sadly missed omg :(

@andyok3625 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful funny man. His ghostwriter Walter Wager was a successful thriller writer who penned Telefon (adapted into a Brosnan movie) and 58 Minutes which was the basis of Die Hard 2.

@fathertimeable 5 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace Mel!

@kystars 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a CLASS ACT Mel Tillis was! He passed in 2017, I was sad to hear about that. He wrote many songs, including RUBY, sung by other stars such as Kenny Rogers. In case some of you do not know Mel Tillis he was a country song writer and singer , and had a great voice for true country music. Listen to this story he told on the Ralph Emery show, its a riot, including Johnny Paycheck being with him. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9yWq9ykx-Cwf58.html

@leea4624 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather Ernest Adkins recruited him to be the lead singer in his band the Westerners during their time in Okinawa. Pretty cool knowing “Pop” played with Mel.

@john-brady Жыл бұрын

Kind of like Mel Tillis the country singer who presented with a stutter when he spoke but never stuttered when he sang…

@Prettigreeneyes1 3 жыл бұрын

GOD Love Him!♥️

@primroseharan9749 6 жыл бұрын

one of the greats

@roberthurd328 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I just found out this guy is my cousin first cousin and no one told me but I do remember the fish fry in Panama City Florida when Pam was born

@zyxwut321 6 жыл бұрын

RIP, Mel. He was a tall one. Looks like he's significantly taller than Dave, who's a solid 6'2".

@claudettekay2965 3 жыл бұрын

The only disability people laugh out loud at

@TheFishdoctor1952 2 жыл бұрын

@@claudettekay2965 They say to make it big in show business you need to stand out from the rest of the entertainers with something different. Mel was blessed with that disability.

@josephcote6120 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Mel.

@SouthOCmixdown 6 жыл бұрын

Wow Don. You really get these up quick after celeb passings. Nice work as always. Not to get greedy and it's a morbid subject considering he's still with us(barely). But any possibility we might be seeing some David Cassidy Late Night clips anytime soon? I'm fairly sure Charlie Manson or Malcolm Young were never on the show. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

@dongiller 6 жыл бұрын

Neither Cassidy nor Young ever appeared on Late Night.

@SouthOCmixdown 6 жыл бұрын

Huh. Surprising. At least in D. Cassidy's case. Well that answers that. Thanks! ;0