At 80, Mel Tillis, once one of country music's hottest commodities, isn't finished yet. "I'm just about to publish my first novel," he says in a jovial, upbeat voice that screams huckster with a ...

His son, Mel Tillis Jr., is also a songwriter, and a song he co-wrote with Jamie O'Neal and Roxie Dean, "When I Think About Angels," reached No. 1 on the charts, Tillis said proudly.

BRANSON, Mo.– In life, Mel Tillis was a comedian, songwriter and country music entertainer. After death, he's regarded as a Branson music legend.

We’d say, “No M-M-M-M-Mel T-T-T-Tillis jokes,” but that’s what this item is about. The singer, who has charted nearly 80 country singles, is prepping his first comedy album, “You Ain’t ...

Country legend Mel Tillis will perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Feb. 9. ... they’re amazed that I’ve been able to live with it,” he said. “I can’t stand up and read.