Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr.

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Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr., better known as Slim Whitman, was an American country and western singer famed for his smooth yodeling style and high tenor voice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
yodeler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Slim Whitman ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
chartSuccess achieved major popularity in the United Kingdom ⓘ
had multiple hits on the Billboard country charts ⓘ
child Byron Whitman ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-01-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2013-06-19 ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
western music ⓘ
influenceOn country music yodeling tradition ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
marketing widely promoted via television mail-order albums in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ
militaryService United States Navy ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor high tenor voice ⓘ
smooth yodeling style ⓘ
notableWork Indian Love Call ⓘ
Love Song of the Waterfall ⓘ
Rose Marie ⓘ
Secret Love ⓘ
Una Paloma Blanca ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tampa, Florida, United States ⓘ
linked to: Tampa, Florida
placeOfDeath Orange Park, Florida, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Imperial Records ⓘ
London Records ⓘ
United Artists Records ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Middleburg, Florida, United States ⓘ
linked to: Middleburg, Florida
signatureTechnique falsetto yodeling ⓘ
spouse Jerry Lee ⓘ
linked to: Jerry Lee Whitman
stageName Slim Whitman ⓘ
vocalType tenor ⓘ
yearsActive 1940s–2000s ⓘ

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Slim Whitman → birthName → Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. ⓘ