50 Years of Hits

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50 Years of Hits

Hank claimed that his singing voice did not change over the years because singing came easily to him, as easily as talking. He never had to strain himself to sing, and he claimed that gave his career the longevity it possessed.

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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…