It’s Only Make Believe
A country singer, Conway had recordings make it on the pop charts. Like It’s Only Make Believe in 1958.
Conway Twitty
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Chuck Benson – Started his broadcast career in 1960 as a writer at CKYL, Peace River, AB, where in 1965 he won the Gold Leaf Award (now called the Juno) for Top Disc Jockey for Canada. From there, a brief stint at CFRN, Edmonton, AB as Promotions Manager for AM/FM Radio. Then in ’62 helped open CKNL Fort St. John, BC. In ’68 Chuck and two others (Ernie Mushtuk and Ernie Mykyte) started up Yellowhead Broadcasting Ltd out of Edson, AB, eventually ending up with satellites in Grande Cache, Jasper, Whitecourt and Hinton, AB. He sold his interests and moved to Vancouver, ending up with CFVR, Abbotsford as General Sales Manager, then Manager of CHPQ, Parksville, and eventually as a Sales Consultant with CIGV-FM in Penticton. Chuck is retired from broadcasting and living with his wife in Parksville
Red made a big deal out of this song when it was released. Thought people would think the singer was Elvis. A lot of them did. Considerable mileage was gotten from the artist’s name. Shortly thereafter it was commonplace and listeners thought nothing of it. I think the version featured here is a re-do. The singer’s voice isn’t as deep as the original and, as is always the case with digital audio, it’s tinnier. Ah, showbiz!