Wesley Tuttle (born December 30, 1917, in

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; died September 29, 2003) was an American

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singer. He was raised in California and took up music at age four, relearning to play the guitar and

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after losing all but the thumb and one finger on his left hand. He contributed the

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ing to the "Silly Song" in

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'', and later backed

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on guitar. He married actress Marilyn Myers in 1947 and acted with her in several

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films, in addition to recording the duet "Never" with her. Eyesight problems forced Tuttle into retirement in the 1970s. Wesley's last recording was in 1997, when he sang a verse of Detour on The Old Cowhands CD, "A Tribute to Wesley Tuttle".

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