Powering His Lights

ID: 2273 ~ Source: Thompson, Hank, interviewed by Jean A. Boyd, June 6, 1992, in Georgetown, Texas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview
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Hank Thompson remembers the difficulties he faced in powering the lights he designed and brought on tour with him.

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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…