Rose Marie - Музыка

Slim Whitman January 20 1923 In Tampa Florida - June 19 2013 Orange Park Florida Was An American Country Music Singer And Songwriter. Self-Taught On The Guitar 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 Heard Him Singing On The Radio And Offered To Represent Him. Signed With RCA Records He Was Billed As The Cowboy Singer "Slim Whitman" And Released His First 45rpm Single In 1948. He Toured And Sang At A Variety Of Venues Including On The Popular Radio Show The Louisiana Hayride. He Only Became A Full Time Musician In The Early 1950s After He Recorded A Version Of The Bob Nolan 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 And Actually Saving The World In The 1996 Movie Mars Attacks! Where It Proves Fatal To The Invading Martians . A Yodeler Whitman Avoided The "down On Yer Luck-Buried In Booze" Songs Preferring Instead To Sing Laid-Back Romantic Melodies About Simple Life And Love. In 1955 In The United Kingdom He Had A No.1 Hit On The Pop Music 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 And In 1957 Along With Other Musical Stars He Appeared In The Film Musical Jamboree. Despite This Type Of 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 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. read less