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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 ...
Pages in category "Hank Thompson (musician) songs" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
"Rub-A-Dub-Dub" is a country music song written by Hank Thompson, performed by Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys and released on the Capitol label (catalog no. 2445). It is based on the 18th century nursery rhyme, "Rub-a-dub-dub". It was Thompson's second hit record based on a nursery rhyme, following his 1948 recording of "Humpty Dumpty Heart".
"Squaws Along the Yukon" is a song written by Cam Smith, popularized in 1958 by Hank Thompson, and released in July 1958 on the Capitol label. An earlier version of the song, released in the 1940s, was recorded by Texas Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys.
"Honky-Tonk Girl" is a song co-written and originally recorded by Hank Thompson. [3] [2] [4] Released by him on Capitol Records in 1954, [2] [5] it was a nationwide country hit in the United States that year (reaching country number nine on Billboard). [6] The song was notably covered by Johnny Cash.
Smoky the Bar is an album by country music artist Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1969 by Dot Records (catalog no. DLP-25932). Joe Allison was the producer. It is an album of songs related to drinking, partying, and bars. [1] [2] AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. [2]
Seven Decades is an album by Hank Thompson released on July 18, 2000. The album's name reflects the length of Thompson's career as a musician. [1] It is the first album Thompson released on HighTone Records, and was produced by Lloyd Maines.