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He started his career as a Disc Jockey on KFWB radio in Los Angeles in the 1950s (upon graduation from Memphis State University ) and also had many numerous radio jobs into the 1980s. Martindale became a close friend of Elvis Presley and following Presley's sudden death in 1977, Martindale aired a nationwide tribute radio special in his honor. His rendition of the song " Deck Of Cards " went to #7 on the Billboard charts and sold over a million copies in 1959 . After a divorce from his first wife in 1971, he successfully battled alcoholism. He married Sandy Ferra in 1975 and has four children. He has appeared in various TV commercials and has a slot on the radio network Music Of Your Life . As of 2005, Wink has capitalized on his Camp appeal by doing television commercials promoting for Orbitz . EXTERNAL LINKS
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