Whitman, Slim, 1924-2013

LC control no.	n 81125241
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Whitman, Slim, 1924-2013 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Whitman, Ottis Dewey, Jr., 1924-2013 Whitman, O. D. (Ottis Dewey), 1924-2013
Birth date	19240120
Death date	20130619
Place of birth	Tampa, Fla.
Place of death	Orange Park, Fla.
Profession or occupation	Singers Musicians
Found in	Mr. Songman, c1982: CIP galley t.p. (Slim Whitman) p. 13 (Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr., called O. D.) p. 15 (b. 1-29-24) Wikipedia, June 20, 2013 (Slim Whitman; Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr.; born January 20, 1923 in Tampa; died June 19, 2013 in Orange Park, Fla.; known professionally as Slim Whitman. A country music and western music singer/songwriter and instrumentalist known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth high octave falsetto. Whitman had a string of hits from the mid-1960s and into the 1970s and became known through television direct marketing in the 1980s. Throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century, he continued to tour extensively around the world and release new material, and he was featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film Mars Attacks!. His last album was released in 2010)
Associated language	eng