Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Slim Whitman

Ottis Dewey "Slim" Whitman (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013), known professionally as Slim Whitman, was an American country music and western music singer, songwriter and instrumentalist known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth, high, three-octave-range falsetto in a style christened as "countrypolitan". He stated that he had sold in excess of 120 million records. In the 1950s Whitman toured with Elvis Presley as the opening act. In the 1990s a new generation was exposed to Whitman through his songs featured in the film Mars Attacks!; his iconic Indian Love Call would kill the invading Martians every time the record was played.

Although once known as America's Favorite Folk Singer, he was consistently more popular throughout Europe, and in particular the United Kingdom, than in his native America, especially with his covers of pop standards, film songs, love songs, folk tunes and melodic gospel hymns. His 1955 hit single "Rose Marie" spent 11 weeks at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and held the Guinness World Record for the longest time at number one on the UK Singles Chart for 36 years until Bryan Adams broke the record in 1991 and was listed in British Hit Singles & Albums. In the US his Indian Love Call (1952) and a reworking of the Doris Day hit "Secret Love" (1953) both reached No. 2 on the Billboard country chart. Whitman had a string of top ten hits from the mid-1960s and into the 1970s and became known to a new generation of fans through television direct marketing in the 1980s. Throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century, he continued to tour extensively around the world and release new material. His last album, Twilight on the Trail, was produced by his son Byron Whitman and was released in 2010, when Whitman was 87 years old.

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Charles Blackwell obituary

The Guardian 05 Sep 2024

He was versatile enough to cover virtually any musical style, and artists drawn into his orbit included Shirley Bassey, Lena Horne , Vera Lynn , Marlene Dietrich, Billy Fury, Adam Faith and Slim Whitman ....

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Been There, Done That: On The Radio

Sapulpa Times 15 Aug 2024

Story by Jon Stalnaker AKA The Studebaker Dude. We called her DiDi. She was my dad’s sister, Aunt Ivy ... She had fun calling herself that; it was so funny ... This was in the late 50s ... I told him I had a pirated cassette tape of Slim Whitman’s greatest hits ... .

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Today in Entertainment History: Brenda Lee recorded 1st song

The Valdosta Daily Times 30 Jul 2024

On July 30, 1954, Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis, opening for Slim Whitman. It was his first concert to be advertised ... .

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Today in Entertainment History

Reflector 30 Jul 2024

... debut in Memphis, opening for Slim Whitman.

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70th anniversary of Elvis Presley's Memphis debut to be celebrated with tour and concert

Commercial Appeal 24 Jul 2024

Having made his first recordings for Sun Records just a few weeks earlier, Presley was still a teenager when he appeared at Overton Park Shell on July 30, 1954, part of a “Hillbilly Hoedown” headlined by country yodeler Slim Whitman.

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Elvis at Overton Park: Inside the historic 1954 concert that launched the King's career

Commercial Appeal 24 Jul 2024

"In person, the SENSATIONAL radio recording star Slim Whitman," blared the advertisement on page 23 ... Whitman as "America's Favorite Folk Artist" and Walker as a "new star," but did not mention Elvis.

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Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964

Lima Ohio 19 Jun 2024

TODAY IN HISTORY ... In 1910, the first-ever Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington ... In 2013, actor James Gandolfini died while vacationing in Rome at age 51, and country singer Slim Whitman died in Orange Park, Florida at age 90. In 2014, Rep.

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Today in History: Former Chicago organized crime boss Sam Giancana shot to death

Chicago Tribune 19 Jun 2024

Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 171st day of 2024. There are 195 days left in the year ... On this date. ... In 2013, actor James Gandolfini died while vacationing in Rome at age 51, and country singer Slim Whitman died in Orange Park, Florida at age 90 ... .

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5 Reasons Why 1983's Tender Mercies Is The Best Country Movie (And Best Christian Movie) I've Ever Seen

Cinema Blend 09 Jun 2024

I identify as Christian, but I’m not the kind of guy who blasts gospel music (I’d much rather blast Slayer. It sounds better) ... (Image credit ... Like, Slim Whitman, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings...you know, the classics ... .

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Walton Goggins Elevates It

New York Magazine 25 Apr 2024

... for Fallout, it has its roots in the actor’s catalogue here — the most famous scene in the film is Goggins being executed to the strains of Slim Whitman’s cover of “I Remember You.” Predators (2010).

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Brigid Mae Power – “Rose Marie” (Slim Whitman Cover)

Stereogum 21 Dec 2023

Today, to round out her year, she’s shared a cover of “Rose Marie,” the 1924 Broadway tune that was popularized in the ’50s by country singer Slim Whitman.

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On the record

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 18 Nov 2023

I probably owe my career to a piece of furniture that originally sat in my grandparents' living room on Vine Street in Searcy ... Maybe it was too much of a good thing ... Anyone with a passion for cleaning and dusty Slim Whitman records is welcome to it ... .

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Bill Caldwell: 'Ozark Jubilee' TV show lifted country music in 1950s

The Joplin Globe 06 Oct 2023

Porter Wagner, Les Paul, the Carter Family, Chet Atkins and Slim Whitman are a few of the musicians who were featured on the station ... Local talent such as Porter Wagoner, the Foggy River Boys, Slim ...

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Museum presents Coffee and Conversations: Famous musicians of Florida

Citrus County Chronicle 30 Sep 2023

Florida's musical legacy spans a wide spectrum, featuring balladeers like Pat Boone, country legends such as Slim Whitman, and rock and pop sensations like Tom Petty and the Backstreet Boys ... Get more from the Citrus County Chronicle. Subscribe Today ... .

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Ending the Hunger Games

Quillette 07 Sep 2023

Imposing taxes or size limits on sugar-sweetened beverages—as in California’s now-abandoned proposal to outlaw “Big Gulp” (around 900 ml) sodas—is unlikely to help people slim down, either.

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