Hank Snow
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Clarence Eugene Snow |
Also known as | Hank, The Yodeling Ranger Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger |
Born | Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada | May 9, 1914
Died | December 20, 1999 Madison, Tennessee, United States | (aged 85)
Genres | Country, honky tonk |
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Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1936–1996 |
Labels | RCA Victor |
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. He was very popular in the 1950s. His career lasted for more than 50 years. He recorded 140 albums and 85 singles.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Neil Strauss. "Hank Snow, Country Singer is Dead at 85". New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Hank Snow with Jack Ownbey and Bob Burris. (1994) The Hank Snow Story: Hank Snow, the Singing Ranger. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press.
Bibliography
[change | change source]- Wolfe, Charles. (1998). "Hank Snow". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 494–5.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website
- Hank Snow at the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Hank Snow discography at Discogs.com
- Hank Snow Tribute Song
- Rev. Jimmie Rodgers Snow Ministries Archived 2023-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- The short film Country Style USA Recruitment: Episode 39 is available for free download at the Internet Archive