Twitty & Lynn

There’s a moment right at the very beginning of any Twitty & Lynn show that affords country music fans the chance to lookback in time. Just after the band has played the signature intro to “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” Tre Twitty andTayla Lynn shoot each other a glance that summons the electrifying chemistry of their grandparents: Tre is the grandson ofConway Twitty, Tayla is the granddaughter of Loretta Lynn.

Audiences can’t believe their eyes. From that moment, for the next 90 minutes, they’re in the presence of living countrymusic history.

“Fans have told Tayla and me that when they see us onstage singing, talking, and just looking at each other, they think,‘Wow, there must be something genetic in those two families,’” Tre says. “It validates the experience of the concert forthem. We’re telling our grandparents’ story through our story.”

But Twitty & Lynn — and their internationally popular show “A Salute to Conway & Loretta” — aren’t impersonators. Tredoesn’t groom Seventies sideburns and perm his hair; Tayla doesn’t mimic her grandmother’s mannerisms. Rather, theyare onstage celebrating country music, the lost art of duet singing, and the two beloved icons they refer to as “Poppy” and“Memaw.”

“I think of us as the ambassadors of the Twitty and Lynn names — we’re just the new version of what they’ve alreadyestablished,” Tre says. “But we also want to be caretakers of the past. At our shows, we get generations of fans becausecountry music is passed down.”

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