Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dwight Twilley met 15-year-old Phil Seymour at a screening of A Hard Day’s Nightin 1968. They made a demo tape together.
They formed a duo and called themselves Oister, which eventually morphed into The Dwight Twilley Band in time for their exceptional debut 45, I’m On Fire (1976) on Denny Cordell’s Shelter label, although Shelter’s lack of organisation delayed the release of Twilley’s debut album, Sincerely (1976), by over a year.
Despite glowing reviews praising the album’s rich melodicism and sparkling production, Sincerely sank without a trace.
After the follow-up, Twilley Don’t Mind (1977), Twilley jumped ship to go to Arista, releasing a self-titled album (1979).
Despite some brilliant power pop (Alone In My Room, It Takes A Lotta Love), problems at the label caused Twilley to move again, this time to EMI, where he released the LP Scuba Divers (1982).
Phil Seymour was diagnosed with lymphoma in the 1980s and underwent treatment for the cancer. He died on 17 August 1993 at the age of 41.
Dwight Twilley died on 18 October 2023. He was 72.
Dwight Twilley
Vocals, guitar Phil Seymour
Vocals, drums, bass
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