mel tillis

The country legend's memorial is free and open to the public.

Services for the late performer will be held in Florida and Tennessee.

The country community lost a respected member of its family on Sunday morning (Nov. 19) with the death of Mel Tillis, and his daughter, Pam, is grieving.

Mel Tillis, whose career spanned performing, songwriting, movies and television, has died after a long health battle.

Country legend Mel Tillis remains hospitalized, and his daughter is asking for prayers. Singer Pam Tillis conceded today that the 83-year-old singer is not healing as quickly as everyone hoped.

Mel Tillis underwent colon surgery this week in a Nashville area hospital, but reports that the country music legend is in poor condition are "overstated," his rep says.

Country Music Hall of Famer Mel Tillis is ready to hit the road -- but not for a tour. He'll leave Nashville's TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center Friday (March 14) after a heart surgery that his daughter Pam Tillis describes as a "routine procedure."

Country Music Hall of Famer Mel Tillis underwent heart surgery over the weekend, but daughter Pam Tillis reports that the 81-year-old is doing very well.

Today on the "Country Classic Double", we begin with "The Real Thing" (sort of) - "Coca-Cola Cowboy" by "Mel Tillis , the number one country song on this day in 1979. We'll complete the double with Mel's daughter Pam Tillis and her big hit back in 1992, "Maybe It Was Memphis".