Marvin Rainwater was known for wearing Native American fashion-themed outfits on stage and claimed to have quarter-blood Cherokee ancestry.
19 Facts About Marvin Rainwater
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Marvin Rainwater originally trained to be a veterinarian, but after some time in the Navy during World War II took up the guitar.
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Marvin Rainwater became fascinated with Roy Acuff and started playing and writing songs.
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Marvin Rainwater got his big break in the music business when he performed on Arthur Godfrey's programs.
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Marvin Rainwater won first place on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts on May 9,1955.
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Marvin Rainwater had a regular role on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee for several years in Springfield, Missouri beginning in 1955.
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Marvin Rainwater signed with MGM Records and recorded a series of songs for the label, including peppy numbers like "Hot and Cold".
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Marvin Rainwater was one of country's most noteworthy stars in the late 1950s, when his good looks and baritone voice made him popular.
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Marvin Rainwater's next single, "So You Think You Got Troubles", was a successful follow-up on the country charts, but not on the pop charts.
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Marvin Rainwater's self-penned "Whole Lotta Woman" reached UK No 1 for three weeks in April and May 1958.
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Marvin Rainwater performed and toured throughout the rest of the 1950s.
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In 1959, Marvin Rainwater recorded another Loudermilk song, "The Pale Faced Indian".
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Marvin recorded a number of songs with his little sister Patty Rainwater who was almost 12 years his junior.
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Marvin Rainwater's voice began to give out, and he developed calluses on his vocal cords.
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Marvin Rainwater went into brief retirement to rest his voice and then recorded sporadically for Warwick Records, although without any hits.
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Marvin Rainwater appeared occasionally at rockabilly festivals in Europe and was still loved by many fans.
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Marvin Rainwater was the 73rd inductee into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
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Marvin Rainwater died of heart failure on September 17,2013, in Minneapolis.
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Marvin Rainwater had children by his first wife, and three by his second.