Producing with Capitol Records
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Hank’s 1957 record “Hank!” featured friend Merle Travis, who would go on to marry Hank’s ex-wife Dorothy. Hank jokingly referred to himself and Merle as “husbands-in-law.”
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Henry William "Hank" Thompson
“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…