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Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound that Bob Wills and others played; the primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged; however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in top-40 ...
Hank Thompson was born on September 3, 1925 in Waco, Texas, USA as Henry William Thompson. He was married to Ann Williams and Dorothy Ray.
Hank Thompson. Henry William „Hank“ Thompson (* 3. September 1925 in Waco, Texas; † 6. November 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Country - Sänger, der über mehrere Jahrzehnte in den Hitparaden vertreten war. Sein größter Erfolg war The Wild Side of Life .
Hank and Ann were married for almost forty years until Hank’s death in 2007. At the age of eighty-two, he was still performing. In fact, he was on stage less than a month before his death in his hometown of Waco. He sang at the Heart O’ Texas Fair as part of his Sunset Tour on October 8, and was then diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer on ...
8. Nov. 2007 · Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife, the former Ann Williams. In 1970 he and his first wife, Dorothy Jean Ray, divorced. Dorothy had persuaded him to record “The Wild Side of Life” despite Mr ...
7. Nov. 2007 · Travis eventually married Thompson's divorced first wife, Dorothy, in the 1970s, but all parties remained on friendly terms, Thompson calling himself and Travis "husbands-in-law" in stage...
Hank Thompson was born on 3 September 1925 in Waco, Texas, USA. He is known for Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Slither (2006) and The Last Picture Show (1971). He was married to Ann Williams and Dorothy Ray. He died on 6 November 2007 in Keller, Texas, USA.
