Hank Locklin
- MatchHank Locklin
- 100%Gene Watson
- 97%T. G. Sheppard
- 79%Bill Anderson
- 75%Faron Young
- 72%Hank Snow
- 67%Barbara Mandrell
- 65%Don Gibson
- 65%Ray Price
- 65%Webb Pierce
- 64%George Jones
Biography
Lawrence Hankins Locklin, 15 February 1918, McLellan, Florida. d. 9 March 2009, Brewton, Alabama. A farm boy, Locklin worked in the cotton fields as a child and on the roads during the Depression of the 30s. He learned to play the guitar at the age of 10 and was soon performing on local radio and at dances. His professional career started in 1938 and after an interruption for military service, he worked various local radio stations, including WALA Mobile and KLEE Houston. In 1949, he joined the... Read more