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| '''Fred Lowery''' (2 November 1909 - 11 December 1984)<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB: Fred Lowery|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523209/bio|accessdate=12 May 2011}}</ref> was a blind professional ] who recorded a #9 Billboard chart hit version of ] with conductor and arranger ]. Lowery whistled with ] and ] in the 1930s and 40s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred Lowery|url=http://www.spaceagepop.com/lowery.htm|accessdate=12 May 2011}}</ref> His and demonstrate the difference between everyday whistling and ]. | '''Fred Lowery''' (2 November 1909 - 11 December 1984)<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB: Fred Lowery|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523209/bio|accessdate=12 May 2011}}</ref> was a blind professional ] who recorded a #9 Billboard chart hit version of ] with conductor and arranger ]. Lowery whistled with ] and ] in the 1930s and 40s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred Lowery|url=http://www.spaceagepop.com/lowery.htm|accessdate=12 May 2011}}</ref> His and demonstrate the difference between everyday whistling and ]. | ||
| Lowery was born in ] in ] in east Texas and lost his eyesight at the age of two after being stricken with ]. From the age of eight he was educated at the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Dexter|first=Bruce|title=Whistler whips the long odds|accessdate=13 May 2011|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=9 December 1983}}</ref> His 1939 version of the song '']'' sold over 2 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flovc|title=LOWERY, FRED|author=Alicia Leschper|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=May 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=]|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3sQiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UrcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2105,5312704&dq=fred+lowery+indian+love+call&hl=en|date=April 17, 1965|accessdate=May 12, 2011|page=E2|title=Whistler King Due Wednesday}}</ref> During his career, he performed at ] and at the ].<ref>{{cite news|work=]|title=Fred Lowery; Famed Blind Whistler|date=December 12, 1984|accessdate=May 12, 2011|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C3xAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k1cMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1495,6821018}}</ref> | Lowery was born in ] in ] in east Texas and lost his eyesight at the age of two after being stricken with ]. From the age of eight he was educated at the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Dexter|first=Bruce|title=Whistler whips the long odds|accessdate=13 May 2011|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=9 December 1983}}</ref> His 1939 version of the song '']'' sold over 2 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flovc|title=LOWERY, FRED|author=Alicia Leschper|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=May 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=]|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3sQiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UrcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2105,5312704&dq=fred+lowery+indian+love+call&hl=en|date=April 17, 1965|accessdate=May 12, 2011|page=E2|title=Whistler King Due Wednesday}}</ref> During his career, he performed at ] and at the ].<ref>{{cite news|work=]|title=Fred Lowery; Famed Blind Whistler|date=December 12, 1984|accessdate=May 12, 2011|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C3xAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k1cMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1495,6821018}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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- For the Southern Baptist pastor and author, see Fred L. Lowery.
Fred Lowery (2 November 1909 - 11 December 1984) was a blind professional whistler who recorded a #9 Billboard chart hit version of The High and the Mighty with conductor and arranger LeRoy Holmes. Lowery whistled with Horace Heidt and Vincent Lopez in the 1930s and 40s. His 'Silent Night' and 'William Tell Overture' demonstrate the difference between everyday whistling and puccalo.
Lowery was born in Palestine in Anderson County in east Texas and lost his eyesight at the age of two after being stricken with scarlet fever. From the age of eight he was educated at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. His 1939 version of the song Indian Love Call sold over 2 million copies. During his career, he performed at Carnegie Hall and at the White House.
References
- "IMDB: Fred Lowery". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- "Fred Lowery". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- Dexter, Bruce (9 December 1983). "Whistler whips the long odds". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Alicia Leschper. "LOWERY, FRED". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- "Whistler King Due Wednesday". The Palm Beach Post. April 17, 1965. p. E2. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- "Fred Lowery; Famed Blind Whistler". The Vindicator. December 12, 1984. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
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