Latest Release
- AUG 31, 2023
- 5 Songs
- A Six Pack to Go · 1966
- Songs of the Brazos Valley · 1956
- A Six Pack to Go · 1966
- Pathway of My Life: 1966-1986 (Vol. 3) · 1971
- Most of All · 1960
- Songs of the Brazos Valley · 1956
- Cheyenne Frontier Days · 1962
- A Six Pack to Go · 1966
- Most of All · 1960
- 20 Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Versions) · 1987
Essential Albums
- 1960
- 1959
Singles & EPs
About Hank Thompson
It's hard to overstate the impact that Hank Thompson has had on country music. In the 1940s and '50s, with his famous backing band the Brazos Valley Boys, Thompson perfected his style of honky tonk swing, a chart-topping recipe that fused the poly-instrumental richness of Western swing with the prominent vocal/snare tandem of honky tonk. Standing tall in glittering Nudie suits, Thompson always emphasized showmanship, but his resonant baritone was the star of the show, launching chart hits including "The Wild Side of Life" and "A Six Pack to Go" in an astonishing six consecutive decades. He also stretched boundaries as a businessman with a pioneering TV show, the country's first Las Vegas show, and first solo live release.
- HOMETOWN
- Waco, TX, United States
- BORN
- September 3, 1925
- GENRE
- Country