Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum icon Mel Tillis has died. He was 85 years old. Tillis' 6-decade career includes more than 60 albums, 3 dozen Top 10 singles, and countless hits. https://usat.ly/2ARWj6r | USA TODAY Video

Mel Tillis had an incredibly successful Country Music career both as an artist and as a songwriter. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As far as his band is concerned, there have been several members that you'd likely recognize such as Buddy Cannon, Paul Franklin, and Hoot Hester.. Watch this video of Mel Tillis performing "I Believe in You" from the Marty Robbins Spotlight show. More FULL. VIDEOS are available at https://tinyurl.com/CF

Remembering singer and songwriter Mel Tillis, who was born on August 8, 1932 in Tampa, Florida. Mel had an incredible career, writing and/or recording hit songs from the 1950's to the 2000's. As a songwriter, he worked with the best in the business, people like Webb Pierce, Jack Greene, Waylon Jennings and many more. As a solo artist, Mel's biggest success came in the 1970's, starting with a #1 in 1972 with "I Ain't Never" (originally recorded by Webb Pierce). He was named the CMA Entertainer of