Hank Didn't Swing

ID: 2283 ~ Source: Lewis, Curly, interviewed by Jean Boyd, July 6, 1993, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview
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Brazos Valley Boy Curly Lewis differentiates between Hank's vocals and the western swing music of the band.

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By 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…