Hank Thompson
- MatchHank Thompson
- 100%Ernest Tubb
- 91%Webb Pierce
- 74%Faron Young
- 69%Lefty Frizzell
- 67%Eddy Arnold
- 66%Carl Smith
- 66%Hank Snow
- 63%Buck Owens
- 61%Stonewall Jackson
- 60%George Jones
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 ventriloquists doll. With his range of talents, he was a popular performer at Saturday morning stage shows in Waco. In 1942, he... Read more