Hank Thompson

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Artist Compilations:	Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys
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Biography

Henry William Thompson, 3 September 1925, Waco, Texas, USA, d. 6 November 2007, Keller, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Thompson, as a young boy, was fond of records by Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family. He first learned the harmonica and then his parents gave him a guitar for his tenth birthday. He also played Hawaiian guitar, learned conjuring tricks and had a ventriloquist's doll. With his range of talents, he was a popular performer at Saturday morning stage shows in Waco. In 1942, he began his own local radio series, Hank - The Hired Hand. From 1943 Thompson served three years in the US Navy. He worked as an electrical engineer and, in his spare time, entertained his shipmates. He later claimed, "The navy enhanced my career as it gave the opportunity to perform all the time. When I was overseas, I knew the guys were getting tired of hearing the same songs and so I started writing."

In 1946, Thompson returned to Waco, formed the Brazos Valley...

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