Twitty is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Wheeler County, Texas Wheeler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,990. Its county seat is Wheeler. The county was formed in 1876 and organized in 1879. It is named for Royall Tyler Wheeler, a chief j ...

, United States. It was named after an early settler Asa Twitty. It may have been the origin of the stage name of the country singer

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

. In fact, on the March 30, 1989, episode of ''Late Night with David Letterman'', Conway Twitty admitted that he chose his stage last name after seeing Twitty, Texas, on a map.

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