Slim Whitman - Rose Marie
His 28 finest 1949 - 1957

Label: Retrospective
Copyright: 2008 Wyastone Estate Ltd.
Catalogue number: RTR 4133
UPC/EAN: 0710357413322
Format: CD
Analogue / Digital recording: ADD
Number of discs: 1
Total playing time: 76.51
Price: £ 6.84 (+ postage & packing)

Compiled by Ray Crick
Final restoration and remastering by Alan Bunting
Otis Dewey 'Slim' Whitman Jr. (born Tampa, Florida, 20th January 1924) sings and plays guitar throughout

1 I’m Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky (Lee White & Jimmy Wakely) 2.41
Chet Atkins, electric guitar, violin, Jerry Byrd, steel guitar, Homer Haynes, rhythm guitar, Jethro Burns, mandolin, Charles Grean, double-bass
D9VB 0868 (Victor 21-0038), Atlanta, 3rd February 1949
2 Love Song Of The Waterfall (Bob Nolan) 2.54
Sonny Harville, piano, Hoot Rains, steel guitar, Curly Herndon, rhythm guitar, Don Davis, double-bass
No.10 Country hit
IF 312 (Imperial 8134), Shreveport, November 1951
3 Indian Love Call (Rudolf Friml – m, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II – w) 3.07
Sonny Harville, piano, Hoot Rains, steel guitar, Curly Herndon, rhythm guitar, Don Davis, double-bass
Rose Marie, 1924 show – Million selling No.2 Country hit, No.7 UK hit, No.9 USA hit
IF 368 (Imperial 8156), Shreveport, circa May 1952
4 China Doll (Gerald Cannan & Kenny Cannan) 2.52
Sonny Harville, piano, Hoot Rains, steel guitar, Curly Herndon, rhythm guitar, Don Davis, double-bass
No.15 UK hit
IF 369 (Imperial 8156) [MSC 131
London HL 1149], Shreveport, circa May 1952
5 Amateur In Love (Lou Wayne & Slim Whitman) 2.43
Sonny Harville, piano, Hoot Rains, steel guitar, Curly Herndon, rhythm guitar, Don Davis, double-bass
IF 374 (Imperial 8163), Shreveport, circa summer 1952
6 By The Waters Of Minnetonka (Thurlow Lieurance – m, J.M. Cavanass – w (1914)) 2.45
Sonny Harville, piano, Hoot Rains, steel guitar, Curly Herndon, rhythm guitar, Don Davis, double-bass
IF 380 (Imperial 8163), Shreveport, circa summer 1952
7 Keep It A Secret (Jessie Mae Robinson (1952)) 2.24
Sonny Harville, piano, Hoot Rains, steel guitar, Curly Herndon, rhythm guitar, Don Davis, double-bass
No.3 Country hit
IF 410 (Imperial 8169), Shreveport, circa October 1952
8 My Heart Is Broken In Three (Ray Glasser) 2.41
Sonny Harville, piano, Hoot Rains, steel guitar, Curly Herndon, rhythm guitar, Don Davis, double-bass
No.10 Country hit
IF 411 (Imperial 8169), Shreveport, circa October 1952
9 There’s A Rainbow In Every Teardrop (Erwin King & Slim Whitman) 2.41
Sonny Harville, piano, Sam Hodge, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
IF 501 (Imperial 8201), Shreveport, 15th June 1953
10 Danny Boy (Traditional Irish tune, Fred E. Weatherly – w (1913)) 3.08
Sonny Harville, piano, Sam Hodge, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass, unknown, celeste
IF 502 (Imperial 8201), Shreveport, 15th June 1953
11 North Wind (Rodney Morris (1953)) 2.46
Sonny Harville, piano, Sam Hodge, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
No.8 Country hit
IF 503 (Imperial 8208), Shreveport, 15th June 1953
12 Secret Love (Sammy Fain – m, Paul Francis Webster – w) 2.48
Sonny Harville, piano, Zeb Turner, lead guitar, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass, O.K. Makela, footsteps
Calamity Jane, 1953 film – Million selling No.2 Country hit
IF 555 (Imperial 8223), Baltimore, circa late November or early December 1953
13 There’s A Loveknot In My Lariat (Montana Slim & W. Clark Harrington) 2.40
Unknown: piano, violin, lead guitar, steel guitar, rhythm guitar, double-bass
Calamity Jane, 1953 film – Million selling No.2 Country hit
IF 578 (Imperial LP 9171), 5th January 1954, Tampa
14 Rose Marie (Rudolf Friml – m, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II – w) 2.17
Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
Rose Marie, 1924 show – Million selling No.1 UK hit, No.4 Country hit, No.22 USA hit
IF 593 (Imperial 8236), Shreveport, 1st March 1954
15 Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster (1864) arr. John Crist) 2.21
Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
IF 618 (Imperial 8257), Shreveport, 2nd June 1954
16 The Singing Hills (Dick Sanford, Sammy Mysels & Mack David (1940)) 2.17
Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass, unknown, lead guitar
No.4 Country hit
IF 629 (Imperial 8267), Shreveport, 2nd July 1954
17 You Have My Heart (John Crist) 3.00
Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass, unknown, lead guitar
IF 632 (Imperial 8299), Shreveport, 16th August 1954
18 When I Grow Too Old To Dream (Sigmund Romberg – m, Oscar Hammerstein II – w) 2.31
Bill Peter, violin, Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
The Night Is Young, 1935 film
IF 673 (Imperial 8281), Shreveport, 19th November 1954
19 The Cattle Call (Tex Owens (1934)) 2.30
Bill Peter, violin, Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
No.11 Country hit
IF 674 (Imperial 8281), Shreveport, 19th November 1954
20 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan (1941)) 2.35
Bill Peter, violin, Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
IF 682 (Imperial LP 9064), Shreveport, February 1955
21 Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine (Gene Autry & Jimmy Long (1932)) 2.56
Bill Peter, violin, Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
No.69 Country hit in 1980
IF 683 (Imperial LP 9063), Shreveport, February 1955
22 Roll On, Silvery Moon (Matt Keefe) 3.00
Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass
IF 695 (Imperial 8290), Shreveport, circa March 1955
23 I’ll Never Stop Loving You (Nicholas Brodszky – m, Sammy Cahn – w) 2.14
Sonny Harville, piano, Herb Remington, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, Cameron Hill, rhythm guitars, Curly Harris, double-bass
Love Me Or Leave Me, 1955 film
IF 703 (Imperial 8298), Houston, circa May 1955
24 Song Of The Wild (Lenny Siebert) 2.18
Bill Peters, violin, Sonny Harville, piano, Tinker Fry, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, Curly Harris, double-bass, unknown, lead guitar
IF 708 (Imperial 8299), Shreveport, circa June 1955
25 I’m A Fool (Tommy Smith) 2.58
Lillian Vann Hunt, violin, Owen Bradley, piano, Jerry Byrd, steel guitar, Harold Ray Bradley, Hank 'Sugarland' Garland, rhythm guitars, Bob L. Moore, double-bass
IF 729 (Imperial 8305), Nashville, 11th February 1956
26 Serenade (Nicholas Brodszky – m, Sammy Cahn – w) 2.21
Lillian Vann Hunt, violin, Owen Bradley, piano, Jerry Byrd, steel guitar, Harold Ray Bradley, Hank 'Sugarland' Garland, rhythm guitars, Bob L. Moore, double-bass
IF 730 (Imperial 8305), Nashville, 11th February 1956
27 I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (Thomas Westendorf (1876) arr. Slim Whitman & Scott Turner) 2.55
Sam Hodge, steel guitar, Sugarfoot Collins, rhythm guitar, unidentified: piano, lead guitar, double-bass
MLF 1623 (Imperial 8310), London, mid March 1957
28 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan) 3.02
Owen Bradley, piano, Jerry Byrd, steel guitar, Harold Ray Bradley, Hank 'Sugarland' Garland, rhythm guitars, Bob L. Moore, double-bass
IF 722 (Imperial 8304), Nashville, 21st October 1955