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Chanteur,
disc jockey et animateur de télévision né Winston Conrad Martindale le 4 Décembre 1933 à Jackson
(Tennessee).
Millions of
Americans know Winston Conrad as game show host Wink Martindale. Few know that
he once waxed a record, "Deck of Cards," that reached the number seven position
on Billboard's Top 100 pop chart in November 1959. Martindale was born in Belle,
TN, on December 4, 1934. As a teenager he realized his gift of gab, and school
friends gave him the moniker Wink. He worked as a radio announcer before hosting
Teenage Dance Party in Los Angeles on KHJ-TV in 1959. Randy Wood, the
head of Dot Records, spotted Martindale's potential, booked studio time, and cut
"Deck of Cards." The spoken word recording was a remake of a
Texas T. Tyler's record that went to
number 21 pop in 1948. Previously, Martindale recorded for OJ Records in 1954,
so this was not his first time in the studio. Dot tried to follow the hit with
other recordings but all failed; the most successful was his cover of
Frankie Miller's "Black Land Farmer,"
which bottomed out at number 85 on the charts. While his recording career went
south, Martindale became a fixture on daytime television. Since 1978 he has
hosted Tic Tac Dough, Last Word, and Debt, among others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wink_Martindale
Talents : Vocals, Disc Jockey, Television Game Show
Style musical : Comedy, Spoken, Rock 'n' Roll, Gospel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFR97rDz6B0
Love's Got Me Thinkin' (1958)
All Love Broke Loose
(1958)
DECK
OF CARDS
(1959)
I Wanna Play House
(1960)
Black Land Farmer (1961)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1958 | SP OJ 1009 (US) | . |
Love's Got Me Thinkin'
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| 04/1958 | SP DOT 45-15728 (US) |
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All Love Broke Loose
/ I Don't Suppose |
| 07/1959 | SP DOT 45-15968 (US) | . |
Deck Of Cards
/ Now You Know How It Feels |
| 12/1959 | SP DOT 45-16020 (US) | . | Life Gits Tee Jus Don't It / I Never See Maggie Alone |
| 01/1960 | SP DOT 45-16051 (US) | . | Steal Away / Blue Bobby Sox |
| 05/1960 | SP DOT 45-16083 (US) | . |
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / Love's Old Sweet Song |
| 09/1960 | SP DOT 45-16138 (US) | . | Glory Of Love /
I Wanna Play House
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| 06/1961 | SP DOT 45-16243 (US) | . |
Make Him Happy /
Black Land Farmer
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| 10/1961 | SP DOT 45-16282 (US) | . | Man Needs A Woman / Three Steps To The Phone |
| 01/1962 | SP DOT 45-16316 (US) | . |
Melody Of Love / The Thing |
| 04/1962 | SP DOT 45-16347 (US) | . |
The World's Greatest Man / Sweet Little Loveable You |
| 12/1962 | SP DOT 45-16435 (US) | . | Vision At The Peace Table / I Saw Me |
| 07/1963 | SP DOT 45-16491 (US) | . | |
| 07/1963 | SP DOT 45-16500 (US) | . | Next Time / Violet And A Rose |
| 10/1963 | SP DOT 45-16531 (US) | . | I Heard The Bluebirds Sing / Nevertheless |
| 12/1963 | SP DOT 45-16555 (US) | . | Our Love Affair / The First Kiss |
| 04/1964 | SP DOT 45-16597 (US) | . | Big Buildin' / Why Don't They Understand |
| 07/1964 | SP DOT 45-16628 (US) | . |
Born Too Late / Hey Girl Hey Boy |
| 01/1965 | SP DOT 45-16698 (US) | . |
My True Love (with Robin Ward) / A String, An Eraser And A Blotter |
| 1965 | SP DOT 45-150 (US) | . | |
| 1965 | EP DOT DEP 20000 (US) |
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Deck Of Cards
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| 01/1966 | SP DOT 45-16821 (US) | . | The Working Man's Prayer/ Giddyup Go |
| 05/1966 | SP DOT 45-16863 (US) | . | To A Sleeping Beauty / Vision At The Peace Table |
| 1968 | EP STATESIDE KSE 1002 (SWE) |
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GREATEST HITS -
Deck Of Cards
/ The
Shifting Whispering Sands / Giddyup Go / Boll Weevil |
| 1973 | SP RANWOOD R-963 (US) | . |
Lord's Prayer / Deck Of Cards |
| 1974 | SP RANWOOD R-1005 (US) | . |
America : An Affirmation / People |
| 12/1975 | SP ABC DOT DOA-17606 (US) | . | |
| 1982 | SP Century Hill CC 1001/1002 (US) |
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To A Sleeping Beauty / To Remember Me (The Bed Of Life) |
| 1983 | SP CASINO C-150 (US) | . | To A Sleeping Beauty / Now I Have The Time |
| 1997 | EP Slap A Ham 33 (US) |
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Together At Last - Soft Bodierd (GOB) / You Can't Run Away From The Lord, Jonah (Wink Martindale) / Have A Little Faith, Joseph (Wink Martindale) |
| 19?? | SP Underground URC-1131 (US) | . | Deck Of Cards / All Hell Broke Loose |
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Albums
| 1959 | LP 12" DOT DLP-3245 (mono) / DLP-25245 (stereo) (US) |
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DECK OF CARDS - Deck Of Cards / Melody Of Love / Steal Away / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / Shifting Whispering Sands / Peace In The Valley / Trees / Beyond The Sunset / Little Boy Blue / Moon River |
| 1960 | LP 12" DOT DLP-3293 (mono) / DLP-25293 (stereo) (US) |
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THE BIBLE STORY - VOLUME 1 - Joshua (Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho) / David And Goliath (Goliath Big Goliath) / Wisdom Of Soloman (Understanding Heart) / Jonah And The Whale (You Can't Run Away From The Lord Jonah) / Daniel And The Lion's Den (Shadrack) / Creation (Let There Be Light) / Adam And Eve (Eve Mother Of Man) / Cain And Abel (Am I My Brother's Keeper) / Joseph And His Brothers (Have A Little Faith Joseph) / Noah And The Ark (Didn't It Rain) / Moses And The Promised Land (Go Down Moses) / Story Of Job (I Believe) |
| 1961 | LP 12" DOT DLP-3403 (mono) / DLP-25403 (stereo) (US) |
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BIG BAD JOHN - Big Bad John / Black Land Farmer / Melody Of Love / I'm Movin' On / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / The Thing / Deck Of Cards / On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain / Steal Away / Beyond The Sunset / Peace In The Valley / Mommy, Please Stay Home With Me |
| 1964 | LP 12" DOT DLP-3571 (mono) / DLP-25571 (stereo) (US) |
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MY TRUE LOVE - Big Buildin' / Our Love Affair / Nevertheless / Next Time / Hey Girl / Why Don't They Understand / Born Too Late / With My Eyes Wide Open / Nearness Of You / First Kiss / String, An Eraser And A Blotter |
| 1965 | LP 12" HAMILTON HLP-128 (mono) / HLP-12128 (stereo) (US) |
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DECK OF CARDS - Deck Of Cards / Melody Of Love / Steal Away / Just ACloser Walk With Thee / The Shifting Whispering Sands / Peace In the Valley / Trees / Beyond The Sunset / Little Boy Blue / Moon River |
| 1966 | LP 12" DOT DLP-3692 (mono) / DLP-25692 (stereo) (US) |
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GIDDY UP GO - Men In My Little Girl's Life / Boll Weevil / Trouble In The Amen Corner / Old Tige / Five Card Stud / Where Does Love Go? / To A Sleeping Beauty / Vision At The Peace Table / Working Man's Prayer |
| 12/1999 | CD CENTURY HILL 4404 (US) |
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THAT WAS ELVIS TO ME - That Was Elvis To Me / Elvis And Me-Interview on Top Ten Dance Party, WH / Elvis And Me-Transatlantic Phone Interview for Wi |
| 2000 | CD CENTURY HILL ? (US) |
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WINKING AT LIFE - GOD, COUNTRY, MOMAND APPLE PIE |
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