Slim Willet
Slim Willet ( born December 1, 1919 in Dublin, Texas as Winston Lee Moore, † July 1, 1966 ) was an American country musician, composer and radio host. Willet wrote the song Do not Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes, which was a hit among other things, for Skeets McDonald.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums
Life
Childhood and youth
Born in Texas, Willet graduated from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene journalism. Willet said later that he was influenced by the Spanish of singing since he was 16 years in a CCC Camp in Arizona, where there were some Mexicans who sang every night. After a short job in the aviation industry, he got a job as a presenter at the transmitter KRBC in Abilene.
Career
There moderated Willet Saturday evening the KRBC Big State Jamboree. In 1950 he was awarded with the small label Star Talent Records a record contract and played the title Toolpusher From Snyder one who achieved good sales in Texas. In 1952 he moved to the 4 Star Records, where he published his most famous song Do not Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes. The piece was actually only the B- side of another number, but much less played the radio stations. After that, the song also for Skeets McDonald, Red Foley and Ray Price became a hit. Willet used his popularity and formed the band The Hired Hands, with whom he. Various radio shows such as the Big D Jamboree, the Louisiana Hayride and Saturday Night Shindig occurred 1954 Willet opened his own label, Winston Records, on which he recorded sporadically. More tracks by him are Red Rose, No Love Song To You and his latest single, 1966 You're The Only Woman.
By 1956, he had remained at the transmitter KRBC, after which he worked at the radio station KCAD in Abilene, where he was shareholder.
Willet died of a heart attack. He was inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 1994.