A childhood battle with malaria left Mel Tillis with a lifelong stutter. However, that speech impediment didn’t stop the country music legend from earning his place in the Grand Ole Opry, the ...

Mel Tillis, who embraced his own speech impediment to become one of Nashville's most celebrated singer-songwriters during a six-decade career in country music, has died at age 85, his publicist said ...

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Country star Mel Tillis died yesterday after a long illness. He was 85. Blake Farmer of member station WPLN says the prolific songwriter's road to fame wasn't an easy one. BLAKE FARMER, BYLINE: ...