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  Slim Whitman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slim Whitman (born January 20, 1924 in Tampa, Florida) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Growing up, Whitman liked the country music of Jimmie Rodgers that he was hearing on the radio but did not embark on a musical career until the end of World War II after he had served in the South Pacific with the United States Navy.
Whitman is right handed, but he lost almost all of the second finger on his left hand in an accident.
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 Biography Of Slim Whitman
Whitman remained with the team through 1948, but then began building a singing career at several Tampa radio stations, eventually creating a back-up band, the Variety Rhythm Boys.
Slim Whitman got his first big break after Colonel Tom Parker -- who was managing Eddy Arnold at the time -- heard him singing on radio station WFLA.
Despite his national exposure, Whitman's career wasn't making much of an impact and he was forced to take a job as a part-time mailman.
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 Slim Whitman Biography
As Slim Whitman, he has continued that somewhat serene attitude, choosing to stay away from public speaking and causing him to say little during his shows.
Whitman later said his playing left-handed with an upside-down guitar helped a young Paul McCartney do the same after seeing Slim in a show in Liverpool, England.
Continuing major success in the UK, Slim Whitman has never scored a major hit in the U.S. country charts, although he has appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.
www.timelessmusic.com /Bios/bioslimwhitman_544.htm   (342 words)

  
 CMT.com : Slim Whitman : Biography
Though he was once known as "America's Favorite Folksinger," Slim Whitman was, for the majority of his career, more famous in Europe than in the United States.
As a child, Slim Whitman (born Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr.) became infatuated with music and learned to yodel listening to Montana Slim and Jimmie Rodgers records.
Parker landed a contract with RCA for Whitman by the end of 1948.
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 A Whitman Sampler
Slim demanded to be released and Walt, satisfied with his revenge, tossed the keys on the bed and made his exit.
Slim knew his love was lost and wept long into the night as his brother sat downstairs drinking beer and waiting for his pictures to develop.
Slim's eyes narrowed into slits, his lips pulled back into a snarl and then, as though still in the dream, hissed ``You're going to die, fatboy.'' Walt's jowls flapped like he was trying to say something and he backed out of the room, complexion bloodless and pasty.
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 CowboyDirectory.Com: Page W - 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Slim Whitman's was born Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr., on Jan. 20, 1924 in Oak Park, FL.
On August 20, 1949 Slim made his premiere national radio appearance on the Mutual Network's, "Smokey Mountain Hayride." He was hailed as "the new sensation of the folk music world." Within two weeks, he was the star attraction in a new show called "Slim Whitman and the Lightcrust Doughboys.
Whitman appeared on were Highway Patrol (1956), where he portrayed Broderick Crawford's deputy; Union Pacific (1958), as a scout for the railroad; and The Adventures of Superboy (1988-92), where he portrayed Superboy's father; Jonathan Kent.
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 Tampa Bay Legends
Slim Whitman, country music legend, was born Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr.
Slim's early interest was in sport rather than music.
Slim's steel guitar player, Hoot Rains, overshot a note and Slim decided that it enhanced, rather than detracted from his overall sound.
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 Slim Whitman Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Slim Whitman has toured Australia many times and during his last tour Ian went backstage to meet the man who has inspired his singing career so much.
As Slim Whitman has such an incredible range in his voice, Ian spent many months listening to Slim's songs and perfecting the falsettos, the high notes and yodelling that is so much a part of the Slim Whitman legend.
Ian's CD album., "A Tribute to Slim Whitman", was recorded live in concert at one of Sydney's prestigious clubs.
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 Slim Whitman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
I must say that I found Slim Whitman to be a little difficult to work with at first.
I didn't know it was possible for a man to hit some of those notes, but he did and he did it very well.
Slim in case I didn't tell you thanks for the dinner.
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 SLIM WHITMAN - 80th birthday
Whitman continued to record prolifically for the rest of the decade.
Whitman had faded from the mainstream but came back with 'All My Best', a TV-marketed album that sold several million copies and introduced him to a new generation of fans.
Slim stayed in the UK charts throughout the 1970s.
www.bear-family.de /tabel1/meldungen/geburtstage/whitman_slim_e.htm   (423 words)

  
 Morally Slim Whitman
Christie Todd Whitman, like so many disgruntled politicos who see their worldview being coopted by a shift in the political landscape, has written a book slamming the conservative shift in the Republican Party.
While Whitman's book has not been released to the general public, the product description on Amazon.com and her publisher’s site gives us a good indication what’s between the covers.
From the Drudge Report “Whitman charges on page 3 [of her book] that Bush’s three-percentage-point margin in the popular vote is the lowest of any incumbent president ever to win reelection, the Washington Post reports in coming editions.” Think about this for a moment.
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 LP Discography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Slim Whitman got his first big break after Colonel Tom Parker — who was managing Eddy Arnold at the time — heard him singing on radio station WFLA.
After reluctantly complying with the label's request to change his first name to "Slim," he released his first single, "I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky" — eventually to become his theme song.
Between 1980 and 1984, Whitman had a small run of minor hits, highlighted by 1980's number 15 hit, "When." In the late '80s, he returned to television-marketed albums, releasing Slim Whitman — Best Loved Favorites in 1989 and 20 Precious Memories in 1991.
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 8-Track of the Moment: Slim Whitman's Christmas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Anyone who grew up in the 70's surely remembers those hilarious Slim Whitman TV commercials...as kids we had never heard of Slim Whitman, but here was this yodeling cowboy who claimed to have sold more records than anyone in the world!
Slim is noted to be one of the world's greatest yodelers and has a range of over 3 octaves." That's so weird, because in all my years of collecting, I've never met one person who admits to owning a Slim Whitman album!
Slim's rendition of "Indian Love Song" was found to be the only weapon that would destroy the alien invaders.
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 Slim Whitman
One of the most unique country music stylists of all time, Slim Whitman remains one of the music’s true legends and one of its most enduring stars, even more popular outside the United States than at home.
Whitman had risen to the top of the business in the early Fifties, and while his popularity slipped a little in the 1960s, he continued make great singles and albums that have withstood the test of time.
This boxed set picks up the Slim Whitman story in 1960 (where our first boxed set, 'Rose Marie,' ended) and takes the story to the Spring of 1966.
www.bear-family.de /tabel1/neuheit/fall2002/slim_whitman_e.htm   (193 words)

  
 Slim Whitman CDs, Slim Whitman Records, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl, Albums, Discography
SLIM WHITMAN Song Of The Wild (1963 UK 4-track 7" vinyl EP featuring Cattle Call, Song Of The Wild, Indian Love Call & Roll On Silvery Moon, front laminated flipback picture sleeve.
SLIM WHITMAN Happy Anniversary (UK United Artists 12-track LP, includes The Most Beautiful Girl In The World and There Goes My Everything, picture sleeve UAS29670.
SLIM WHITMAN 15th Anniversary Album (UK Liberty label 16-track LP, featuring newly recorded versions of song synonymous with Slim.
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 eBay.co.uk - Slim Whitman, slim whitman cd, Records, CDs items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
SLIM WHITMAN His singing guitar 1959 10" LP nr MINT
SLIM WHITMAN Reminiscing/Ma nsion On The Hill 65 DEMO 7"
Kenny Rogers Slim Whitman Spike Milligan Goons Flyer
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 Amazon.com: Slim Whitman- 20 Greatest Hits: Music: Slim Whitman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The yodeling in particular is the reason I purchased this, and Slim did not dissapoint.
This is a great album...brings back a lot of memories of sitting by the fire with my grandpa listening to Slim.
Slim Whitman's influence is obvious in their style and even their clothing.
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 Piano Lady's Wavs - Slim Whitman
Slim Whitman - From A Jack To A King
Slim Whitman - Red Sails In The Sunset
Slim Whitman - The Waters Of The Minnetonka
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 SLIM WHITMAN Discography
SLIM WHITMAN Red River Valley (1976 French cream & brown United Artists label 12-track LP featuring Rhinestone Cowboy, Too Young & Una Paloma Blanca, laminated picture sleeve.
SLIM WHITMAN Reminiscing (1965 UK Liberty Records 14-track mono vinyl LP, housed in a front laminated flipback picture sleeve LBY3067) -
SLIM WHITMAN Straight From The Heart (UK Liberty Records 12-track LP, includes Stranger On The Shore, front laminated picture sleeve has a slight crease to one corner, but the vinyl look virtually unplayed!
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 First annual Una Paloma Blanca singing contest!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Note: Deuce of Clubs associate Gail W. (who slapped Wagner in psycholockup in a northern Arizona mental health facility in '98) conceived the Slim Whitman Contest and coded these pages.
To your right is Baptist Bob, the Chaplain of Bourbon Street, who MUST love the song "Una Paloma Blanca," especially when sung by Slim Whitman, the King of Una Paloma Blanca!
The Una Paloma Blanca Singing Contest was created to celebrate the song and its king, Slim Whitman.
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 slim whitman results by www.whitmansamplers.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab03.cs.washington.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Amazon.com: Slim Whitman: Music: Slim Whitman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Slim Whitman - AOL Music
CMT.com presents complete Slim Whitman information including Discography, Message Board and more.
Though he was once known as "America's Favorite Folksinger," Slim Whitman was, for the majority of his career, more famous in Europe than in the United...
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 Wayward Wind by Slim Whitman: Song Music Downloads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Sorry, at this time no downloads have been found for "Wayward Wind" on album I'm a Lonely Wanderer.
Check the albums tab for other downloads from Slim Whitman.
Sorry, at this time no streams have been found for "Wayward Wind" on album I'm a Lonely Wanderer.
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 Slim Whitman Collectors International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Slim Whitman Collectors International has disbanded after 23 years.
We are selling all SWCI merchandise at a 50% discount.
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 Slim Whitman
Slim Whitman is one of the best loved singers of the 20th century.
With his sweet, romantic ballads he became a worldwide favourite.
His concert tours have spanned four decades supported songs from his immensely successful albums such as The Very Best Of Slim Whitman and Red River Valley.
www.paviliontheatre.co.uk /showHTML/past/oct_26_02.htm   (103 words)

  
 Slim Whitman : Irish Songs the Whitman Way - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Slim Whitman : Irish Songs the Whitman Way - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Slim Whitman : Irish Songs the Whitman Way
irish songs the whitman way - similar albums
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 Slim Whitman News
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BIRTHDAYS * SINGER SLIM WHITMAN, 82 * ACTRESS PATRICIA NEAL, 80 * DIRECTOR DAVID LYNCH, 60 * PAUL STANLEY OF KISS, 54 * BILL MAHER, 50 * ACTOR JAMES DENTON, 43 SANTA MONICA, CALIF. Comment?
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 VH1.com : Slim Whitman : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
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 Slim Whitman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Shock Records - SLIM WHITMAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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