Elmo Tanner
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title:
Elmo Tanner
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William Elmo Tanner, known as Elmo Tanner was an American whistler, singer, bandleader and disc jockey, best known for his whistling on the chart-topping song “Heartaches” with the Ted Weems Orchestra. Tanner and Weems recorded the song for two record companies within five years. Neither recording was successful originally. The song became a hit for both record companies after a Charlotte, North Carolina, disk jockey played it at random in 1947. Tanner was originally hired by Weems as a vocalist
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American singer, whistler, bandleader and disc jockey (1904–1990)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo_Tanner
date created:
2011-04-08T15:05:48Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T22:27:28Z
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