About Dwight Twilley
Dwight Twilley (June 6, 1951 – October 18, 2023) was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, most notable for the top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop style. Twilley and Phil Seymour performed as the Dwight Twilley Band through 1978, and Twilley performed as a solo act afterwards. His last album, Always, was released in November 2014 through Twilley's own label, Big Oak Records. == Personal life == Twilley was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. He attended Edison High School and went to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College from 1971 to 1973. == The Dwight Twilley Band == Twilley and Phil Seymour met in Tulsa in 1967 at a theater where they had gone to see The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, and soon began writing songs and recording together. They continued their partnership over the next several years under the band name Oister. Twilley wrote all the songs and played guitar and piano, Seymour played drums and bass, and both sang leads and harmonies. Later, guitarist Bill Pitcock IV played lead guitar on most of their tracks.
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