Spoken word records were a thing in the 50's & 60's. For example, Lorne Greene climbed the country charts with "Ringo". For another, the king of the top 40, Casey Kasem, just missed the countdown with "Letter From Elena", about a Beatles fan.
Wink Martindale, before he landed his first game show gig, was a disc jockey, like Kasem, and in 1959, he recorded "Deck of Cards", which landed him on The Ed Sullivan Show.
To be fair, I'd never heard "Deck" until Wink played it himself on his syndicated radio show, 20/20 Musicworld, several years later.
Rest in peace, Wink.
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