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Bookmark or Share- Hank Thompson - Obituary - The New York TimesHank Thompson, a sequined singer and songwriter who fused jazz-inflected Western swing and hard-edged honky-tonk to produce seven decades of musical musings, seasoned with sly humor, on loving,...
- Hank Thompson - YouTube MusicHank Thompson. Henry William Thompson 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.
- Hank Thompson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo... | AllMusicAffable 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 (musician) - WikipediaHenry 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.
- Henry William "Hank" Thompson | Waco HistoryBy Anabel Burke. “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.
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