“Don’t Cry Joni” is Twitty’s duet with his then 16-year-old daughter, Joni Lee Jenkins. According to country music writer Tom Roland, Joni Lee had wanted — after years of resistance — to become an entertainer, and her father decided that allowing her to duet with him on the song (which he had written years earlier) might provide some encouragement.

“Don’t Cry Joni”: A Heartfelt Duet Between Twitty and His Daughter, Joni Lee Country music has always been about storytelling, and few songs tell a more personal, poignant story than…