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Ottis Dewey "Slim" Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013) was an American country music singer and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. Recorded figures show 70 million sales, during a career that spanned more than seven decades.
[A] Slim Whitman Sings and Yodels compiles recordings made by Whitman for RCA Victor in the late 1940s – 1950 and was released after the singer made it big on Imperial.But since it was common practice at the time to compile albums from recordings already available as 78-r.p.m. and 45-r.p.m. sides, the album is listed here as a regular one and not as a compilation.
Everything Leads Back to You is a studio album by Slim Whitman, ... "Now Is the Hour" Maewa Kaihau; Clement Scott; Dorothy Stewart; 2:44: 5. "As You Take a Walk ...
Slim had recorded before (1950) at RCA without success. But from this session the opening song, a Bob Nolan composition, gave him his first Top Ten record in the Billboard country chart (May 1952). Two months later another KWKH recording, " Indian Love Call ," went to number two and became a million-seller, heralding Whitman’s arrival as a ...
Red River Valley is an album by American recording artist Slim Whitman, released on 17 December 1976. [1] It was his second and final number-one album in the UK. It spent four weeks at the top of the chart in 1977; [2] it kept David Bowie's Low off the top spot at the end of January 1977. [3] The album was arranged by Whitman and Pete Moore ...
Slim Whitman recorded the song in 1966, taking it to No. 49 on the Billboard Country Chart. In 1980, Whitman re-recorded the song, [7] taking it to No. 44 and No. 57 in Canada. [8] Whitman's 1966 recording was also featured in the 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses. [citation needed]
Elvis made his first major public appearance 70 years ago at Memphis' Overton Park Shell. Tickets to the show, headlined by Slim Whitman, were $1.
Home on the Range is a 1977 folk, world and country music album recorded by Slim Whitman. [1] An album of standards from the three genres, it reached 2 in the UK Albums Chart in 1977 staying for thirteen weeks on the charts. It was a follow-up album to his Red River Valley, also successful in the UK in 1977. [2] [3]