(January 20, 1924- )
Born in Tampa, Florida
Birth name was Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr.
Recorded the singles 'I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky' (1949), 'Lovesong of the Waterfall' (1951), 'Indian Love Call' (1952), 'There's a Rainbow in Every Teardrop' (1953), 'Rose Marie' (1954), 'Cattle Car' (1954), 'More Than Yesterday' (1965), 'Tomorrow Never Comes' (1970), 'Una Paloma Blanca' (1976) and 'When' (1980)

He yodeled on a lot of his songs.
Even after appearing on the influential 'Louisiana Hayride' radio program (1948), he could not earn a living from music and had to work as a mailman part time.
Commercials for his greatest hits compilations were a staple of local late-night TV.
The albums themselves became staples of the bargain bin at used record stores.

He served with the US Navy in World War II.
He taught himself guitar despite having lost two fingers on his left hand while working as a meat packer.
His song 'Rose Marie' topped the British charts for 11 weeks, a record that lasted three and a half decades.
His recording of 'Indian Love Call' saved the world in Tim Burton's 'Mars Attacks!' by making the Martians' heads explode.

Credit: C. Fishel

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