Slim Whitman
Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013), known as Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. He claimed he had sold in excess of 120 million records, although the recorded sales figures give 70 million, during a career that spanned over seven decades, and consisted of a prolific output of over 100 albums and around 500 recorded songs, that not only consisted of country music, but also of contemporary gospel, Broadway show tunes, love songs and standards. In the 1950s, Whitman toured with Elvis Presley as the opening act. In the 1990s and 2000s, a new generation was exposed to Whitman through his songs featured in the film Mars Attacks!. His "Indian Love Call" (listened to by the elderly character played by veteran actress Sylvia Sidney) would kill the invading Martians by causing their heads to explode every time the record was played. This proves the key to defeating the otherwise seemingly invincible invaders. Whitman's rendition of "I Remember You" was heard in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 20, 1924 (Tampa), Died June 19, 2013 (Orange Park)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader, guitar, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-4032 | 10-in. | 3/28/1950 | Let's go to church (next Sunday morning) | Dolores Watson ; Slim Whitman | Female-male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E0VB-4033 | 10-in. | 3/28/1950 | There's a rainbow with ev'ry teardrop | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0864 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'll do as much for you someday | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-0865 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'll never pass this way again | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-0866 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Please paint a rose on the garden wall | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-0867 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Tears can never drown the flame (that's in my heart) | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-0868 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'm casting my lasso towards the sky | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-0869 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Wabash waltz | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-0870 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'm crying for you | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-0871 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Birmingham jail | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whitman, Slim," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356339.
Whitman, Slim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356339.
"Whitman, Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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External Sources
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Discogs: Slim Whitman
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Whitman, Slim, 1924-2013 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81125241
Wikidata: Slim Whitman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1928449
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/163149106258768492113
MusicBrainz: Slim Whitman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5c1262e2-cb86-4dc9-8acf-781ff4523192
ISNI: 0000 0000 7364 2507 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073642507
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