I'm gonna do between 75 and 100 dates. A lot of it will be in Laughlin, Nevada; I'll be there for two weeks. And I'll work some casinos here and there, and the fair dates.

He wrote the hits "I Ain't Never" (Tillis's own future hit) and "Crazy Wild Desire". Still later he operated WMML in Mobile Alabama. He is also known for his speech impediment which does not affect his singing voice.

Tillis's biggest hits include "I Ain't Never" "Good Woman Blues" and "Coca-Cola Cowboy". Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s his biggest success occurred in the 1970s with a long list of Top 10 hits.