Tillotson was born in Jacksonville, Florida.

Singer/songwriter Johnny Tillotson enjoyed his greatest success in the early
1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult
contemporary Billboard charts including "Poetry in Motion." He continues
to write and perform in concert.

Frank Sinatra’s Strangers in the Night reached number one on both the
Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Easy Listening chart, it was the title song
for Sinatra’s 1966 album Strangers in the Night, which became his most
commercially successful album.

The song "Burning Love", written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by
country soul artist Arthur Alexander, was successfully covered by Elvis Presley, becoming his biggest hit record since "Suspicious Minds" in 1969 and his last
Top 10 hit in the Billboard Hot 100 or pop charts. It was recorded in the RCA
Studios in Hollywood, California.

The song "Heartbreak Hotel" was Elvis Presley’s first on his new record label RCA
Victor. It topped Billboard‘s Top 100 chart for seven weeks, Cashbox‘s pop singles
chart for six weeks, it was number one on the Country and Western chart for a total 
of seventeen weeks and reached number three on the R&B chart. The record was
Presley’s first million-seller, and one of the best-selling singles of 1956. Guitarist
Chet Atkins and pianist Floyd Cramer added their talents to the recording session.

"Do You Wanna Dance?" was recorded at Gold Star Studios 
in Hollywood, California and was produced, arranged and 
conducted by Brian Wilson. Take 3 of the song was used
as the master. It reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.