Īfter leaving the Air Force in 1955, Tillis returned to Florida where he worked a number of odd jobs, eventually finding employment with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in Tampa, Florida. While stationed as a baker on Okinawa, he formed a band called The Westerners, which played at local nightclubs. He attended the University of Florida, but dropped out and joined the United States Air Force. As a child, Tillis learned the drums, as well as guitar, and at age 16, won a local talent show. His stutter developed during his childhood, a result of a bout of malaria. While he was still young, the family moved to Pahokee, Florida (near West Palm Beach).
Mel Tillis was born in Tampa, Florida, United States, to Burma ( née Rogers 1907–1990) and Lonnie Lee Tillis (1907–1981).
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