I heard this tune first by the incredible Frank Ifield. Here’s the dude who did it first (or earlier anyway.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH64weKPF60
He’s still big down here. I own two CD’s of his.
Andy K, the guy introducing Slim went to highschool with one of my brothers. He was a legend then for his reading of “Howl” in english class.