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R.I.P. Slim Whitman

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oldgringo

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RIP Slim Whitman 90!

"Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy “Mars Attacks!,” died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90.

Whitman died of heart failure at Orange Park Medical Center, his son-in-law Roy Beagle said".

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My mom listened to Slim back in the '60s/'70s.
Still has a few of his records.

Apparently he was way more popular in the UK than in the US.

RIP Slim Whitman
 
Oh no! another one I grew up with is gone. now he is with Tex Morton who, perhaps, is the greatest yodeler of all time. Oh how I would love to hear those two singing together.
 
mhardy6647 said:
Is Boxcar Willie still with us?
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Wikipedia says no

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxcar_Willie

Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999) was an American country music singer
who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat.
[1] "Boxcar Willie" was originally a character in a ballad he wrote, but he later adopted it as his own stage name.[2]
 
hjames said:
Wikipedia says no

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxcar_Willie

Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999) was an American country music singer
who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat.
[1] "Boxcar Willie" was originally a character in a ballad he wrote, but he later adopted it as his own stage name.[2]
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aww, jeepers! ... and I know Roger "The Last Farewell" Whittaker has left the building...
 
A true gentlemen and a complete success at life Slim Whitman was a complete original.

My favorite is "I remember You"

I have two Slim albums

Thanks SLIM
 
They used to advertise that Slim sold more records in the UK than the Beatles. Rest in Peace, Slim.
 
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