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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 Righteous Brothers Greatest Hits: 1988 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" b/w "Unchained Melody" Dutch reissue — — 87 — 13 Unchained Melody – The Very Best of The Righteous Brothers: 1990 "Unchained Melody" b/w "Hung on You" Reissue: 13 1 1 4 1 AUS: Platinum [90] UK: Platinum [111] "Unchained Melody" (new 1990 recording for Curb ...
In 1978, the song became a big hit for the South African band Clout, reaching No. 2 in the UK charts in August and being certified Gold by the BPI. [4] It fared even better in the rest of Europe, Africa and Oceania where it reached No. 1 in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as No. 2 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Songs of the Brazos Valley is a studio album by country music artist Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1956 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-418). It was Thompson's first album.
The Righteous Brothers performing at Knott's Berry Farm with Medley on the right and Hatfield on the left. Medley first met his singing partner Bobby Hatfield through Barry Rillera who was in both Hatfield's and Medley's band (the Variations and the aforementioned Paramours, respectively) and asked them to see each other's shows. [10]
On this Side of Goodbye" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. [1] It was first released by The Righteous Brothers in 1966, on a Verve Records 45 rpm single that peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [2] In 1967 Eric Burdon and the Animals released a version on the album Eric Is Here using the shorter title "This ...
"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 ...
The song was first recorded by the band Climax in 1973 (co-writer Stevenson was the keyboard player for Climax, and the song was specifically written for the band's lead singer, Sonny Geraci), [1] but it failed to chart. It was then covered by The Righteous Brothers in 1974 and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [2] [3]