Hank Thompson's given name assured he'd never get the notoriety he deserved. Like Hank Snow, he was another honky-tonking Hank not named Williams. But Thompson was one of the genre's great singers and ...

But as a Tennessean on the brink of retirement would respond six months later, “from the start most every heart that’s ever broken was because there always was a man to blame.” Kitty Wells, an RCA ...

February releases also include Hank Thompson (on 160-gram vinyl), McGough & McGear (from U.K. band Scaffold), funkster Eddie Hazel and Red Bird Records girl groups. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Rick Nelson's ...

On this day (September 3) in 1925, Henry William Thompson was born in Waco, Texas. After serving in World War II with the United States Navy and studying at Princeton University, he decided to pursue ...

Country music legend Hank Thompson died on Tuesday. He was 82. Day to Day remembers Thompson and his special blend of honky tonk.

If you’re a fan of Willie Nelson, George Strait or Charley Crockett, cue up “The Wild Side of Life” on Sept. 3 to mark the 100th birthday of a fellow Texan who inspired them: Honky-tonk swing pioneer ...

Waco country music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson is the Texas musician singled out recently for honors in Dallas public radio stations KXT and KERA's "This Week in Texas Music History." Thompson was a ...