Born: 20th January 1923 Tampa, Florida, USA
Died: 19th June 2013 Orange Park, Florida, USA.
American country music singer and songwriter known for his distinctive yodel style. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in country music history and yet is one of the most unrecognized by the American public.
His version of Indian Love Song was famously used in the Tim Burton film Mars Attacks! to kill the Martian invaders.
Father of Byron Whitman
