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His duet singles with Margaret Whiting from 1949 until 1951, produced a string of top seven hits, including 1949's number one hit on the US country chart and pop music chart, "Slippin' Around". Wakely owned two music publishing companies in later years, and performed at the Grand Ole Opry until shortly before his death.
In 1945, Whiting began to record under her own name. "A Tree in the Meadow" was a number 1 hit in the summer of 1948 and her duet with country music star Jimmy Wakely, "Slippin' Around", was another number one hit in 1949 selling 1.75 million copies and she was titled "Queen of the Jukeboxes". [6]
YearSingle (a-side, B-side) Both Sides From ...Contributing ArtistChart Positions(pop)1942"That Old Black Magic" b/w "Hit the Road ...Freddie Slack & His Orchestra101944"Silver Wings in the Moonlight" b/w ...Freddie Slack & His Orchestra191944"My Ideal"Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra121944Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra15The most popular recording was a cover version by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely which reached number one on the Retail Folk (Country) Best Sellers chart. It is a song about a person cheating on his/her spouse.
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely ~ Six Times A Week and Twice On Sunday (1949) [Mono] - YouTube Music. 0:00 / 0:00. From 1949, the "B" side of Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely's...