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In 1971, she began a professional partnership with Conway Twitty.

As a duo, Lynn and Twitty had five consecutive Number 1 hits between 1971 and 1975: their first release " After the Fire Is Gone " ( 1971 ), won them a Grammy award, " Lead Me On " ( 1971 ), " Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man " ( 1973 ), " As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone " ( 1974 ), and " Feelins '" ( 1974 ).

The hit-streak kick-started what became one of the most successful duos of country history.

For four consecutive years ( 1972 – 1975 ), Lynn and Twitty were named the " Vocal Duo of the Year " by the Country Music Association.

The Academy of Country Music named them the " Best Vocal Duet " in 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1976.

The American Music awards selected them as the " Favorite Country Duo " in 1975, 1976 & 1977.

The fan-voted Music City News readers voted them the No. 1 duet in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1981.

In addition to their five Number 1 singles, they had seven other Top 10 hits between 1976 and 1981.