Slim Whitman - That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine [1955].

[Written by Gene Autry - Jimmy Long]. 1st. Recorded 1930 by Jimmy Long and Cliff Keiser NOTE : Holly George-Warrens Biography of Gene Autry QUOTE : Long was Gene Autry's Close Friend and Brother-In-Law. Long Probably wrote the Song with Minimal if any help from Gene. Issued on LP "Slim Whitman and His Singing Guitar Volume 2 [1956] - [UK]. Also Recorded 1980. Recorded February 1955 - KWKH Radio Station Studio, 327 Texas St., Shreveport, LA – Slim Whitman [gt/vcl solo], Sugarfoot Collins [gt], Tinker Fry [steel gt], Curly Harris [string bass], Bill Peters [fiddle], Sonny Harville [piano]. Engineer : Bob Sullivan]. Born Ottis Dewey Whitman jr. in Tampa FL [1923 - 2013] "Slim" Recorded from 1948 to 2010. 1957 Joined the Grand Ole Opry 1968 Country Music Hall of Fame MUSEUM 'Walkway of Stars" 1976 - 1977 - 1977 - 1978 Voted Best International Male Vocalist by the International Country Music Awards Given A Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame He claimed to have sold over 120 Million Records.