Alberta Slim

Alberta Slim Famous memorial

Birth
Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
26 Nov 2005 (aged 95)
Surrey, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Surrey, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.0545722, Longitude: -122.8080889
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Country Singer. Real name Eric Edwards. He arrived to Canada from Wiltshire, England with his parents. His first job as singer was on radio station CKCK in Regina in 1937. Then he became known as Canada's Yodeling Cowboy. He created the Alberta Slim's Circus. He wrote and recorded over one hundred songs, many with RCA Victor, and toured Canada and the United States. Among his best known compositions are "Hanging of Louis Riel", "The Red River Two Step", "Queen of the Calgary Stampede", and "She Taught Me How to Yodel".
Country Singer. Real name Eric Edwards. He arrived to Canada from Wiltshire, England with his parents. His first job as singer was on radio station CKCK in Regina in 1937. Then he became known as Canada's Yodeling Cowboy. He created the Alberta Slim's Circus. He wrote and recorded over one hundred songs, many with RCA Victor, and toured Canada and the United States. Among his best known compositions are "Hanging of Louis Riel", "The Red River Two Step", "Queen of the Calgary Stampede", and "She Taught Me How to Yodel".

Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
  • Added: 30 Jul 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15086806/alberta-slim: accessed ), memorial page for Alberta Slim (2 Feb 1910–26 Nov 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15086806, citing Victory Memorial Park, Surrey, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Find a Grave.