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RIP Slim Whitman, Country Singer, Slayer of Martians

Shell Shock!

  • Shell Shock!

Slim Whitman, the country singer who headlined Elvis Presley’s first public performance on July 30, 1954 at the Overton Park (now Levitt) Shell, has died of heart failure. The 89-year-old singer, and subject of brilliant parody, was famous for his yodeling, multi-octave range, and his ability to make alien brains explode.