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Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013), known professionally as Slim Whitman, was an American country music and western music singer/songwriter and instrumentalist known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth high octave falsetto. He sold in excess of 120 million records.
He was consistently more popular throughout Europe, and in particular Britain, than in his native America, especially with his covers of pop standards, movie songs, love songs, folk tunes and gospel melodic hymns. His 1955 hit single “Rose Marie” held the Guinness World Record for the longest time at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart until Bryan Adams broke the record in 1991 after 36 years. In the US his “Indian Love Call” (1952) and “Secret Love” (1953) both reached number 2 on the Billboard country chart. Whitman had a string of hits from the mid-1960s and into the 1970s and became known to a new generation of fans through television direct marketing in the 1980s.
In 1955 in the United Kingdom, he had a No.1 hit on the pop music charts with “Rose Marie.” With 11 weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart, the song set a record that lasted for 36 years. Soon after, 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 exposure, he never achieved the level of stardom in the United States that he did in Britain, where he had a number of other hits during the 1950s and 1960s. Throughout the early 1970s, he continued to record and was a guest on Wolfman Jack’s television show The Midnight Special.
After 1957 Whitman lived at Woodpecker Paradise, in Middleburg, Florida, a city located south of Orange Park, Florida in Clay County.
Whitman’s wife of 67 years, Alma “Jerry” Crist Whitman, was a songwriter and embroiderer as well as the daughter of a church minister. She died in 2009 as a result from complications arising from kidney failure. They had a daughter Sharon, and a son Byron K. Whitman, who is also a performer and who toured and recorded with Whitman on numerous occasions.
Slim Whitman died of heart failure on June 19, 2013 surrounded by family at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Florida. He was 90.
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Whitman
A BIG Music Charts Magazine Welcome to “KJNP” (1170 AM – 100.3 FM – TV 4) in North Pole, Alaska
KJNP 1170 AM is a 50,000 watt radio station that can now be found with many other great radio stations on our Music Charts Magazine links page:
http://www.musicchartsmagazine.com/mcm-links/
Click this logo to enter KJNP North Pole, Alaska – 1170 AM – 100.3 FM – and TV 4
When I was watching the new Mountain Man TV series on the History Channel, I saw Marty Meierotta sitting at his cabin in the middle of nowhere in the mountains of Alaska. He put a large pole up against the cabin which was made from a tree. It had an antenna on the top and one radio station was the only thing keeping him attached to civilization. It was North Pole, Alaska 1170 AM KJNP. They had his wife and kids wish him a good night and a safe return. I was so impressed that I contacted KJNP and asked if I could feature their radio station at Music Charts Magazine’s website. Needless to say, I spoke with two very friendly ladies who told me it was a gorgeous day in North Pole, Alaska at 86 degrees. KJNP has a sod roof and has to be a DJ’s dream to work at such a historical building. It’s America’s radio beacon of the north and rightly so. Please visit them by clicking on the KJNP logo up above.
Jason Rogers – CEO/Editor in Chief of Music Charts Magazine, Inc
History of KJNP:
Don, Gen & Judy Nelson of KJNP in Alaska
Co-Founders of KJNP, Don Nelson (deceased-May 8, 1997) and Gen Nelson (deceased-April 12, 2009) both came to Alaska in April 1956 with their daughter Judy and started their ministry in Steven’s Village. Their sole purpose in life is to reach souls for Jesus. After Don learned to fly, they conducted Daily Vacation Bible Schools in different villages and meetings in the villages as well. KJNP was the result of a winter storm and the frustration of trying to fly into the villages to celebrate Christmas. Their only way of touching base was getting on a radio station in Fairbanks and broadcasting the gospel message from there. The response they received was great and they were asked to do a regular program called “Far North Gospel Song and Hymn Time” using country/gospel music interspersed with comments from Don and Gen.
KJNP AM is a 50,000 watt station and is on air approximately 19 hours a day. It reaches North Pole, Fairbanks area and remote villages in Alaska in the radius of 200 miles in the summer and an unknown distance in the winter months. An example; New Zealand in the South Pacific. The format is Country/Gospel music, News, & Bible, Children & Family Programs. KJNP Radio also has a Satellite Network that puts their programming of the AM station on local FM Translators watts covering Barrow and Tok, Alaska. Regular FM Translators are at Dot Lake, Fort Yukon, Circle and Central Alaska.
Trapline Chatter is a unique program on KJNP.
Historical KJNP North Pole, Alaska – 1170 AM – 100.3 FM – and Channel 4 Television
KJNP-FM is 25,000 watts. 24 hours a day KJNP-FM reaches the Greater Fairbanks, Alaska area and remote villages surrounding. It has a radius of 150 miles from our transmitters on Ester Dome (a hill on the out skirts of Fairbanks, Alaska) which is approximately 1600 feet above the average terrain.
The format is Classical/Sacred Music. KJNP FM is an affiliate with Moody Broadcasting Network out of Chicago.
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A BIG Music Charts Magazine Welcome to “WONO” (Chicago’s Shine 89.7 FM) in Kankakee, Illinois
WONO FM a 35,000 watt FM radio station can now be found with many other great radio stations on our Music Charts Magazine links page:
http://www.musicchartsmagazine.com/mcm-links/
What We Believe
- There is one God—the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- The Old Testament and the New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living.
- Humans are born with a fallen nature and are, therefore, continually inclined to evil.
- The finally impenitent are hopelessly and eternally lost.
- The atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race, and whosoever repents and believes in the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.
- Believers are to be sanctified wholly, subsequent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- The Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth and also to the entire sanctification of believers.
- Our Lord will return, the dead will be raised and the final judgment will take place.
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DJ Jimmy Jay’s radio show “Rewind” – ( Remembering the life of Marshall Lytle Part 1 )
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DJ Jimmy Jay’s radio show “Rewind” – ( Remembering the life of Marshall Lytle Part 1 – B )
DJ Jimmy Jay’s radio “Rewind Show” – ( Remembering the life of Marshall Lytle – band member of Rock n Roll’s 1st, Bill Haley and The Comets ) at MusicChartsMagazine.com
Go through time with legendary DJ Jimmy Jay “Rewind” as he speaks with multiple celebrities in this special radio show remembering the great Marshall Lytle. Including special guest appearances from James Marvell of “Mercy”, Al Jardine of “The Beach Boys”, Paul Revere of “The Raiders”, Charlie Thomas of “The Drifters”, Diamond Dave Summerville of “The Diamonds” and so many more celebrity names we all know and love.
Remembering the life of Marshall Lytle (below) of Bill Haley and The Comets
Music Charts Magazine Celebrity Interview with James Marvell of “The Skopes”, “Surprise”, the mega hit rock band “Mercy” & the original country music outlaws – “The Country Cavaleers”.
In 1969 James Marvell was in the group Mercy and sitting at #2 on Billboard’s Top 10 music charts and # 1 on Cash Box’s Top 10 music charts with The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra with the “Mercy” million selling Warner Brother’s smash hit, “Love Can Make You Happy.”
In 1969 The Beatles were at number 1 on the music charts with the song “Get Back” and Mercy
was at number 2 on the music charts with the song “Love Can Make You Happy”.
Elvis Presley was at number 5 on the charts with “In The Ghetto” and Frank Sinatra was at number 7 on the charts with his signature song, “My Way.”
It was the only time that those three pop legends shared the top 10 simultaneously. James Marvell still can’t believe that he was part of this music time in history. Marvell says “not only did Jack Sigler write a great song then, he has written many potential hits for this new millenium!”.
“Love (Can Make You Happy)” was originally recorded on the small Tampa, Florida based Sundi record label, at which time it was also featured in the movie, Fireball Jungle. The B-side of the Sundi single was entitled “Fireball”.
MERCY’s first album spun off two more hits – “Forever” and
another Jack Sigler original – “Hello Baby”. Both hits broke
into the national charts and stayed in the top 100 across the
country. MERCY toured the U. S. and Canada appearing with other great
bands like Gary Pucket and the Union Gap, The Turtles, The
Association, The Cowsills, The Box Tops, The Rascals, The
Mama’s and Papa’s The Four Seasons, Tommy James and The
Shondells along with many others.
MERCY’s national television appearances include The Mike
Douglas Show – The National March of Dimes Telethon (with
Gary Collins and Mary Ann Mobley) plus interviews on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.
Enjoy ( part 1 ) of this “exclusive” three part Celebrity Interview with James Marvell. Grab a coffee and let’s step through time with James
Marvell and enter the 60’s era of Rock-n-Roll.
For Part 2 ( James Marvell’s life in Country Music ) and Part 3 ( James Marvell’s life in Gospel Music ) – stay tuned to Music Charts Magazine Celebrity Interviews this June 2013.
– Celebrity Interview done by Big Al Weekley
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More great interviews coming soon! Stay tuned, you’ll be glad you did.
Sept 2013:
1/ Music Charts Magazine’s CBO Big Al Weekley does a celebrity interview with none other than the Hit maker Mr. “Razzy Bailey” AKA “The Midnight Hauler”.
– right here at MusicChartsMagazine.com.
2/ Music Charts Magazine will be joined by World famous DJ Jimmy Jay. This special Rewind radio show called “Remembering Marshall Lytle” will be played at MusicChartsMagazine.com in it’s entirety. The interview host a slew of Celebrities honoring the father of Rock -n- Roll. This radio show is full of music legends includes the Drifters, Mercy, The Beech Boys, Paul Revere and the Raiders and so many more celebrity guest appearances. Who wouldn’t want to hear this?
3/ In our new category called New Discovery, we have chosen CCMA award winning Canadian country music singer Patricia Conroy as the Music Charts Magazine “NEW DISCOVERY” for the month of September 2013.
More great interviews for September 2013!
– Music Charts Magazine Celebrity Interviews.
Trace Adkins has been even busier than usual lately. On May 19, just five days after the release of his new CD, Love Will, the country artist was named the winner of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice. T he last time Trace was on that show, he finished in second place. This time he took home top honors, and received $500,000 for his favorite charity. Trace was playing for the American Red Cross. Fans always enjoy seeing their favorite artists on television, and Trace’s fans are also going to enjoy this new album.
Ronnie Dunn Jim Arndt June 2013
Dunn Debuts New Music During CMA Music Fest;
Ronnie Dunn – Photo Credit – Jon-Paul Photography
because there are no rules. The band and crew snuck in and set-up to ambush the unsuspecting crowd coming out of the CMT Awards. We don’t have a clue what we’re doing, but we’re having fun and working overtime to come up with unorthodox ways to get music to people who simply like music. I hope that those of you who rambled into the line of fire had a good time!”
Photo Credit – Jon-Paul Photography