Country Singer Superstar Slim Whitman Dead At 90

He became a target of mostly fond jokes, with Carson once starring in a "Tonight Show" skit where he claimed to have contracted "Slim Whitman's Disease," which forced him to randomly break into yodels. "Contact Yodel Hills Hospital when someone youSlim Whitman, one of the most distinctive voices in country music history, died of heart failure Wednesday in an Orange Park, Fla., hospital, his family reported. He was 90. Renowned for his sky-high yodel and falsetto, Whitman sold more than 65He became a target of mostly fond jokes, with Carson once starring in a "Tonight Show" skit where he claimed to have contracted "Slim Whitman's Disease," which forced him to randomly break into yodels. "Contact Yodel Hills Hospital when someone youHe became a target of mostly fond jokes, with Carson once starring in a "Tonight Show"

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