SLIM WHITMAN---from a jack to a king

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[TravellingmanJim]

From Slim's 'Country Songs City Hits Album'

[bloodandsnatters]

no,from...the slim whitman collection

a two-record set album...24songs.

[TravellingmanJim]

I saw Slim at 3 venues during his last U.K. tour and he was wonderful. He should be immensely proud of himself for pulling it off, for someone who was at that time nearly 80 years of age. Yes, I did hear that he didn't do so well at one concert but for gods sake, give the man a break, afterall he had only just come out of hospital, immediately prior to the tour, which could have been cancelled.

[TravellingmanJim]

I know many other people who saw Slim on his final tour of the u.K. and they too thought he performed well. I also read many press reports to that effect. No one can be good all the time and especially at 80. Everybody has an off day because of illness or throat problems. There is video evidence out there showing Slim at one of his last performances and he was very good. If Slim thought he couldn't have done it, he wouldn't have undertaken such an ardous tour schedule.

[Lola May Goodman]

FROM A JACK TO A I KING LOVE THIS

[stevies5]

Blood can you point me to an original version of Chimebells?

[candw87]

NO From both

[Justin Credible]

Slim Whitman was the greatest singer of all time and the only one to save the earth when Mars Attacked. No other voice could have exploded the nasty Martians heads into green goo.

[Alastair Zaisluik]

I remember my uncle playing this record on his dansette record player about 50 years ago.

I'm now 58 years of age now and still like this recording!

[WytZox1]

Anyone remember Joe Flaherty's impersonation of Slim Whitman on SCTV? Or his "appearance" at a HS Star Trek convention in the Funky Winkerbean comic strip? Or his appearance on a Letterman show honoring stagehand Bob Rooney? During the 1970s he did indeed become a punchline for many jokes.

[ElvaDo Candary]

Absolut fantastisch. Geen andere woorden voor ik ben hier mee op gegroeid mijn paps draaide dit altijd en ken elk nummer dromen. Ik geef het nu door aan mijn kids ;-)

Absolut fantastic. No other words I grew up here with my dad played this. I can dream every number and know every song. I pass it on to my kids now;-)

[Beresfordjohn Greene]

Yes it was such a beautiful voice and yet even some of his (earlier?) recordings don't entirely capture it. The LP produced by UAS 29898 with tracks from 1962 to 1971 showcases Slim at his absolute best and is pure gold. Do not miss them.

[bb1111116]

acctim100 uploaded this song by Slim with better audio.

[Elvis86100]

J'aime beaucoup cette version. Elvis Presley l'a reprise. C'est une chan son merveilleuse, plein d'attrait....