On this Day in Music History - July 23, 1955 Slim Whitman's "Rose Marie" climbed to the top of the UK singles chart where it would stay for eleven weeks. "Rose Marie," performed by Slim Whitman, is a classic country and western song that resonates with romantic longing and melodious charm. Originally from the 1924 operetta of the same name by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, the song was later popularized by Whitman's smooth, yodeling vocal