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Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) [1] was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.
"The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard country chart, [1] solidified Thompson's status as a country music superstar and inspired the answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty ...
Arnold Ziffel (1964–1972), known as "Arnold the Pig" on Green Acres (urn is buried with trainer, Frank Inn) George Zucco (1886–1960), actor [ 68 ] References
The news that baseball star Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," died Tuesday at 93 after a short illness, brought to mind the time Mays, Junior Gilliam, Gene Baker, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Hank ...
Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life" spent 15 weeks at No. 1 and was the No. 1 record of 1952 based on both retail sales and juke box plays. Kitty Wells ' " It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels ", which was an answer song to "The Wild Side of Life," ranked No. 4 on the retail sales chart.
Jayne Mansfield (1933–1967), actress [2] (Cenotaph; she is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania) (aged 34) Hank Mann (1888-1971), comic actor of silent films (an original Sennett Keystone Cop, prizefighter vs Charlie Chaplin in “City Lights”), extra in many talkies including many Frank Capra movies) (aged 83)
Hank Thompson may refer to: Hank Thompson (baseball) (1925–1969), American third baseman; Hank Thompson (musician) (1925–2007), country music singer and songwriter;
Songs for Rounders is an album by country music artist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1959 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1246). Ken Nelson was the producer. [1]