14 Facts About Dwight Twilley

Dwight Twilley's music is associated with the power pop style.

Dwight Twilley wrote all the songs and played guitar and piano, Seymour played drums and bass, and both sang leads and harmonies.

The Dwight Twilley Band's completed album went unreleased for 10 months due to Shelter's switch from MCA Records to ABC Records for distribution, and The B Album was left unreleased.

Dwight Twilley died of lymphoma in 1993, and as of 2007 Twilley still did not perform Dwight Twilley Band songs that featured lead vocals by Seymour.

In 1993, shortly before Phil Seymour's death, the Dwight Twilley Band released The Great Lost Twilley Album, which collected a fraction of the "hundreds" of early unreleased songs Twilley and Seymour had recorded for Shelter, including several songs from The B Album and Blueprint, as well as a few alternate versions of released songs.

However, the Dwight Twilley Band fell victim to some label politics, as EMI bought the rights to Shelter just weeks after the release, and all three of the DCC Dwight Twilley Band albums went out of print again.

Dwight Twilley then moved to EMI America for Scuba Divers, a combination of rejected Blueprint tracks and new material.

Dwight Twilley left EMI America at that point, which dissipated his momentum from the hit.

Dwight Twilley wrote a parenting book based on his long-distance relationship with his daughter Dionne, entitled Questions From Dad.

Dwight Twilley then titled his next album, intended for release in 1994, The Luck.

In 1999, Dwight Twilley released both another rarities collection, Between the Cracks, Vol.

In 2001, Dwight Twilley finally released The Luck, although with some changes to the version he had completed in 1994.

In 2009, Dwight Twilley released albums covering some of his favorite songs by The Beatles and other artists.

In November 2014, Dwight Twilley released his album Always through Big Oak Records.