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    Name Hank Thompson
    (Henry William Thompson)
    Build Average
    Hair Color Brown - Light
    Date of Birth September 3, 1925
    Birthplace Waco, TX
    Star Sign Virgo
    Died November 6, 2007 (Aged 82)
    Location of Death Keller, Texas, USA
    Cause of Death (lung cancer)
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Country Musician
    Celebrity Index Ha

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  • He helped popularize the style of music called Western Swing, a combination of big-band sound with fiddle and steel guitar. He became known as "the King of Western Swing".
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  • He and his band started out playing in small clubs and honky-tonks, but their success took them to Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Palladium, the Smithsonian, and Las Vegas.
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  • With his background in electronics, he was an innovator, with several firsts to his credit: first act to tour with a sound and lighting system; first with corporate tour sponsorship; first to record a live album ("Live at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas", 1960); first country music show to play Vegas; and first to record in hi-fi stereo.
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  • While performing, he caught the attention of Tex Ritter who helped him obtain a contract with Capitol Records.
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  • October 8 is "Hank Thompson Day" in his hometown Waco, Texas.
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  • Served in the United States Navy.
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  • Studied electrical engineering at Southern Methodist University, University of Texas, and at Princeton.
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  • Born in Waco, Texas, USA
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  • Performed on a local radio show, when he was just out of high school, as "Hank the Hired Hand".
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  • Life-long fan of Gene Autry.
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  • His band won Billboard Magazine`s Touring Band of the Year award 14 consecutive times.
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  • Hero was Gene Autry.
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  • Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.
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  • The name of his band is the Brazos Valley Boys.
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  • His television show, locally produced in Oklahoma City in the early fifties, `The Hank Thompson Show` was the first variety show telecast in colour.
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  • Spouse: Ann Williams (1970 - 6 November 2007) (his death)
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