Mehr als 50 Millionen Songs, unbegrenzt und ohne Werbung.
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27. Jan. 2008 · Wenn man Bob Wills den Henry Ford des Western Swing nennen darf, dann war es Country Music Hall of Fame-Mitglied Hank Thompson, der dafür verantwortlich war, diese Musikrichtung weiter zu entwickeln, bevor sie über das Radio ausgesendet, auf mehr als 60 Millionen Platten und CDs im In- und Ausland verkauft und in zahlreichen Shows im ganzen Land aufgeführt wurde. Mit seinem ...
21. März 2023 · It's hard to overstate the impact that Hank Thompson has had on country music. In the 1940s and '50s, with his famous backing band the Brazos Valley Boys, Thompson perfected his style of honky tonk swing, a chart-topping recipe that fused the poly-instrumental richness of Western swing with the prominent vocal/snare tandem of honky tonk. Standing tall in glittering Nudie suits, Thompson always ...
6. Nov. 2007 · Affable Texan with a deep baritone who updated Western swing with well-written honky tonk songs and produced dozens of hits. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 2000s. Born. September 3, 1925 in Waco, TX. Died. November 6, 2007 in Keller, TX.
Hank Thompson was a stalwart of country music for more than fifty years. With his Brazos Valley Boys, he was long-time champion of western swing music and for thirteen years, from 1953 to 1965, he won every western swing band poll. He was also a major influence on the contemporary country-rock scene, and his Wild Side Of Life was turned into a major pop hit by Status Quo. Always a musical ...
Henry William "Hank" Thompson. “The King of Western Swing,” the “living root of country music.”. Henry William “Hank” Thompson became a western swing and country music star right from his hometown of Waco. Hank was born in Waco on September 3, 1925 to German-Czech immigrant parents Jule Thomas Thompson and Zexia Ilda Wells Thompson.
6. Nov. 2007 · Hank Thompson was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1997. He succumbed to lung cancer on November 6, 2007, at his home in Keller, Texas. –John Rumble. – Adapted from the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Encyclopedia of Country Music, published by Oxford University ...
29. Aug. 2022 · The country singer, whose real name is Henry William Thompson, was born on September 3, 1925, to German-Czech immigrant parents. Though his father and mother were not musical themselves, they recognized Thompson’s innate talent, more particularly when he mastered the harmonica by the age of ten. He also won several amateur contests on ...
