Slim Wilson
Slim Wilson | |
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Wilson c. 1955 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Slim Pickens Wilson |
| Born | Clyde Carol Wilson July 14, 1910 |
| Origin | Christian County, Missouri, USA |
| Died | July 15, 1990 (aged 80) |
| Genres | country music |
| Occupations | singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, radio and TV personality |
| Instrument | guitar |
| Years active | 1932–1990 |
| Labels | Rocket Universal |
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Clyde Carol Wilson (July 14, 1910 – July 15, 1990), better known as Slim Wilson, was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and radio and TV personality who was a cornerstone of country music in the Ozarks for more than 50 years beginning in the 1930s; both in his own right, and as a member of The Goodwill Family and The Tall Timber Trio. Wilson was a mainstay of ABC-TV’s Ozark Jubilee; and hosted ABC's Talent Varieties in 1955 and his own local television show in Springfield, Missouri, from 1964 to 1975.