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Slim Whitman (born January 20, 1924 in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, Florida, on the west coast of the state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County....
) is an American
United States

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 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 singer and songwriter. Whitman lives in Middleburg
Middleburg, Florida

Middleburg is a census-designated place and an unincorporated town in Clay County, Florida, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, Middleburg population was 10,338....
, Florida.

Otis Dewey Whitman, Jr., he is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in country music history and yet at the same time is one of the most unrecognized by the American public at large. Growing up, Whitman liked the country music of Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)

Jimmie Rodgers was a country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling. Among the first country music superstars and pioneers, Rodgers was also known as "The Singing Brakeman", "The Blue Yodeler", and "The Father of Country Music"....
 that he was hearing on the radio but did not embark on a musical career until the end of World War II
World War II

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 after he had served in the South Pacific with the United States Navy
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.

Whitman is a self taught left-handed guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
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Slim Whitman (born January 20, 1924 in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, Florida, on the west coast of the state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 singer and songwriter. Whitman lives in Middleburg
Middleburg, Florida

Middleburg is a census-designated place and an unincorporated town in Clay County, Florida, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, Middleburg population was 10,338....
, Florida.

Life

Born Otis Dewey Whitman, Jr., he is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in country music history and yet at the same time is one of the most unrecognized by the American public at large. Growing up, Whitman liked the country music of Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)

Jimmie Rodgers was a country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling. Among the first country music superstars and pioneers, Rodgers was also known as "The Singing Brakeman", "The Blue Yodeler", and "The Father of Country Music"....
 that he was hearing on the radio but did not embark on a musical career until the end of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 after he had served in the South Pacific with the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
.

Whitman is a self taught left-handed guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
. Whitman is right-handed, but he lost almost all of the second finger on his left hand in an accident. Otis Whitman worked at a shipyard in Tampa while developing a musical career, eventually performing with a band known as the "Variety Rhythm Boys". Whitman's first big break came when agent Colonel Tom Parker
Colonel Tom Parker

"Colonel" Thomas Andrew "Tom" Parker , was an entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley. For many years Parker claimed to have been U.S....
 heard him singing on the radio and offered to represent him. Signed with RCA Records
RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
, he was billed as the cowboy singer, "Slim Whitman" and released his first single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 in 1948. He toured and sang at a variety of venues including on the popular radio show, the Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride

The 'Louisiana Hayride' was a radio broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American music....
.

Nevertheless, he was not able to make a living from music and had to keep a part-time job. That changed in the early 1950s after he recorded a version of the Bob Nolan
Bob Nolan

Bob Nolan was a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers musical group and the composer of numerous Country music songs including the standards Cool Water and Tumbling Tumbleweeds....
 hit "Love Song of the Waterfall" that made it into the country music Top 10 chart. His next single, "Indian Love Call", was even more successful, going to the No.2 position.

A yodeler
Yodeling

Yodeling is a form of singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the vocal or chest register to the falsetto voice, making a high-low-high-low sound....
, Whitman avoided the "down on yer luck-buried in booze" songs, preferring instead to sing laid-back romantic melodies about simple life and love. Critics dubbed his musical style "countrypolitan," due to its fusion of country music and a more sophisticated crooner vocal style.

In 1955, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

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, he had a No.1 hit on the pop music
Pop music

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 charts with "Rose Marie". With eleven weeks at the top of the charts, the song set a record that lasted for thirty-six years. Soon after recording this big hit, Whitman was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music radio programming and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, every Friday and Saturday night, as well as Tuesdays from March through December....
 and in 1957, along with other musical stars, he appeared in the film musical, Jamboree
Jamboree (1957 film)

Jamboree is the name of a black and white 1957 rock 'n' roll motion picture directed by Roy Lockwood that runs for 71 minutes in mono RCA sound....
. Despite this exposure, he never achieved the level of stardom in the United States that he did in Britain, where he had a number of hits during the 1950s and 60s. Throughout the early 1970s, he continued to record and was a guest on Wolfman Jack's
Wolfman Jack

Robert Weston Smith was a gravelly-voiced, United States disc jockey who became world famous in the 1960s and 1970s under the stage name of Wolfman Jack....
 musical television show, The Midnight Special. At the time, Whitman's recording efforts were yielding only minor hits and in 1974, he stopped making new records.

In 1979, Whitman filmed a TV commercial to support Suffolk Marketing's release of a greatest hits compilation, titled All My Best, which went on to be the best-selling TV-marketed record in music history, with almost 1.5 million units sold. Just For You (also under the Suffolk umbrella), followed in 1980, with a commercial that claimed Whitman "was number one in England longer than Elvis
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
 and The Beatles". The Best followed in 1982, with Whitman concluding his TV marketing with Best Loved Favorites in 1989, and 20 Precious Memories in 1991. During this time he would tour Europe and Australia with moderate success.

In late January 2008, a false rumor of Mr. Whitman's death spread through the Internet, believed to have been started by an erroneous report posted on the website of the Nashville Tennessean newspaper. Upon learning of the rumor, country singer George Hamilton IV
George Hamilton IV

George Hamilton IV is an United States country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to pop-country and folk music....
 even dedicated and sang a hymn in Whitman's honor at a concert appearance.

Legacy

For his contribution to the recording industry, Slim Whitman has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame

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 at 1709 Vine Street.

Slim Whitman was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Walkway of Stars in 1968.

Pop singer Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
 has cited Slim Whitman as one of his ten favorite vocalists.

Beatle George Harrison
George Harrison

George Harrison Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer. He achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles, and is listed number 21 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 100 Best Guitarists of All Time"....
 cites Whitman as an early influence: "The first person I ever saw playing a guitar was Slim Whitman, either a photo of him in a magazine or live on television. Guitars were definitely coming in."

The 1996 film Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks! is a 1996 comedy science fiction movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Attacks. It was released in 1996 by Warner Bros....
 features Slim's rendition of "Indian Love Call" as a weapon against alien invaders.

In 2003, Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie

Robert Bartleh Cummings , better known by his stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer....
 used Whitman's song "I Remember You"
I Remember You (1941 song)

"I Remember You" is a popular music song. The music was written by Victor Schertzinger, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1941 in music....
 in his directorial debut House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 in film exploitation film horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, and is his directorial debut. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003 by Lions Gate Entertainment....
.

Popular Songs

  • I'm Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky 1949
  • Lovesong of the Waterfall 1951
  • Indian Love Call 1952 (Featured in Mars Attacks!
    Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks! is a 1996 comedy science fiction movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Attacks. It was released in 1996 by Warner Bros....
    )
  • China Doll1952
  • There's A Rainbow In Every Teardrop 1953 (written by himself)
  • Rose Marie
    Rose Marie (song)

    "Rose Marie" is a popular song from Rose Marie .It was written by Rudolf Friml, Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, and became a hit in 1955 in music for country music singer Slim Whitman....
      1954 (11weeks Nr.1 Hit)
  • Cattle Call 1954
  • Tumbling Tumbleweeds 1955
  • Serenade
  • I Remember You
  • Una Paloma Blanca 1976


Discography


RCA Albums 1954 - 1966

  • SINGS AND YODELS RCA Victor LPM-3217 1954
  • BIRMINGHAM JAIL RCA Camden CAS-9541966


Imperial Albums 1954 - 1970

  • AMERICA'S FAVORITE FOLK ARTIST Imperial IM-3004 1954
  • FAVORITES Imperial LP-121001954
  • SINGS Imperial LP-12104 1957
  • MY BEST TO YOU Imperial LP-12105 1959
  • COUNTRY FAVORITES Imperial LP-121061959
  • I'LL WALK WITH GOD Imperial LP-12032 1960
  • SONG OF THE OLD WATERWHEEL Imperial LP-12101 1960
  • I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU Imperial LP-12135 1961
  • JUST CALL ME LONESOME Imperial LP-12137 1961
  • COOL WATER Imperial LP-12156 1961
  • ANNIE LAURIE Imperial LP-12163 1961
  • FOREVER Imperial LP-12171 1962
  • SINGS Imperial LP-12194 1962
  • HEART SONGS / LOVE SONG Imperial LP-12209 1962
  • I'M A LONELY WANDERER Imperial LP-12209 1962
  • YODELING Imperial LP-12235 1963
  • IRISH SONGS Imperial LP-12245 1963
  • ALL TIME FAVORITES Imperial LP-12252 1964
  • COUNTRY SONGS CITY HITS Imperial LP-12268 1964
  • LOVE SONG OF THE WATERFALL Imperial LP-12275 1965
  • REMINISCING Imperial LP-12288 1965
  • MORE THAN YESTERDAY Imperial LP-12303 1966
  • GOD'S HAND IN MINE Imperial LP-12308 1966
  • TRAVELIN' MAN Imperial LP-12313 1966
  • A TIME FOR LOVE Imperial LP-12333 1966
  • UNCHAIN YOUR HEART Sunset SUS-5112 1966
  • 15TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Imperial LP-12342 1967
  • COUNTRY MEMORIES Imperial LP-12356 1967
  • LONESOME HEART Sunset SUS-5167 1967
  • IN LOVE THE WHITMAN WAY Imperial LP-12375 1968
  • HAPPY STREET Imperial LP-12411 1968
  • SLIM Imperial LP-12436 1969
  • CHRISTMAS ALBUM Imperial LP-12448 1969
  • SLIM WHITMAN Sunset SUS-5267 1969
  • RAMBLIN' ROSE Sunset SUS-5320 1970


United Artists Albums 1970 - 1977


Liberty Albums 1979


Epic Albums 1980 - 1984


Slim and Byron Albums

  • Magic Moments Artwork England QED-268 1988


Soundtracks

  • Vice 2007 Tennessee Waltz
  • House of 1000 Corpses 2003 I Remember You
    I remember you

    "I Remember You" is the sixth single by the Japanese artist Yui . It was released on September 20, 2006, under Sony Records.Track listing...
  • Mars Attacks! 1996 Indian Love Call
  • Mars Attacks! 1996 I'm Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky
  • Who'll Stop the Rain 1978 I'll Step Down
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 Love Song of the Waterfall


Filmography

  • The Midnight Special TV 23 January 1981
  • The Midnight Special TV 19 August 1972
  • Jamboree 1957 As Himself
  • stir crazy 1980 sung as vocal


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