Masters of the Canadian Sound bring their music to Oshawa Nov 23, 2008
The roots culture of the East Coast is at the base of the Canadian Sound, through Hank Snow through to Neil Young and Blue Rodeo. Great Big Sea are the masters at the moment. (Newsdurhamregion.com)
Faith digest Oct 11, 2008
The special guest will be Jimmy Snow, the son of Grand Ole Opry star Hank Snow. The program starts at 10 a.m. and will include free barbecue after the service. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Mabel Chaparro Aug 12, 2008
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Mae Rhodes-Loftis; brothers, Carl Snow and Hank Snow; sisters, Jerry Snow, Betty Laughlin and Evelyn Raynor; and great-grandson, Arron Jacob Livings. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee memorial Park, Highway 99 at E. Harney Lane, Lodi. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
1946 band will feature a taste of bluegrass Aug 7, 2008
"We'll be doing some Hank Snow, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Little Jimmy Dickens and Webb Pierce, traditional country songs with a little bluegrass," he added. Mr. Peterson will be singing lead and playing acoustic rhythm guitar with David Greer on electric guitar, Ron Shuffler on upright bass Tom Giampietro on snare drums with brushes and Pete Finney on pedal steel. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Canadian Country Music Awards nominees include Jessie Farrell, Doc Walker Jul 31, 2008
We're certainly in incredible company there I think of the years I watched people like Hank Snow, and Gordon Lightfoot and Ian Tyson, a whole host of others. The awards show is set to air on CBC-TV on Sept. 8. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Randall Franks: The spectacular fiddling of Buddy Spicher Jul 15, 2008
Of course, he had twin fiddled before with Chubby when they both worked with Hank Snow ... Hank Snow was looking for someone to play twin (fiddles) with Chubby and that was really a great experience. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Hugh Jarrett, 78, sang bass with Elvis Jun 3, 2008
" A Nashville native, Mr. Jarrett gained fame there as a radio DJ and performing at the Grand Ole Opry. His office wall looks like a music hall of fame of his time. He was friends with and sang with the greats: Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Dottie West, Eddie Arnold, Patsy Cline, Wayne Newton; the list goes on. Recently Mr. Jarrett and Mr. Hale were backstage at the Opry. "I marveled at how one by one the performers came running toward him Grandpa Jones, Jim Ed Brown, Hank Snow, Carol Lee. "... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll May 23, 2008
And indeed, the Mississippi is a river that has been sung about often - by Janis Joplin, the Hold Steady, Hank Snow, Mavis Staples, Jimmie Rodgers and many others. It's been the "Ol' Man" that "jus' keeps rollin' along" for Paul Robeson, and it has shined "like the national guitar" for Paul Simon. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Eddy Arnold, 1918-2008 May 11, 2008
Eddy Arnold's unique voice places him in a pantheon with Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Carl Smith, Faron Young and Lefty Frizzell. He made any song he sang, from "Cattle Call" to "Make the World Go Away", his very own. (Entertainment Weekly)
On display (64) May 8, 2008
Performers included Louie Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, The Sons of the Pioneers, Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzel, Fats Domino, Johnny Cash, and Duane Eddy. Local groups included Maddox Brothers and Rose, Heck Harper, Tommy Kizziah and the West Coast Ramblers. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Interview: Stonewall Jackson May 4, 2008
Note: The Super Friends CD is a real treasure, featuring Stonewall along with such country music stars as Bill Anderson, Jim Ed Brown, Tanya Tucker, Chet Atkins, Alison Krauss, Hank Snow, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Daniels, Roy Acuff, Vince Gill and Marty Stuart. . (Suite101.com)
And on Saturday's they had a Matinee Feb 22, 2008
Victor was into the old-time songs like 'Beautiful Brown Eyes' while George was more into the country music of Hank Snow and George Jones. When Donovan was old enough and sufficiently interested in joining the family carouse he learned to play his uncles' brand of music, even though he preferred The Beatles' 'Norwegian Wood. (Inside Toronto)
Rogers concert coming soon Jan 19, 2008
He appeared on the Grand Ole Opry with country legends like Hank Snow, Bill Anderson and Bill Monroe. He has worked with entertainers like Alabama, Suzy Bogguss, Roy Clark, Steve Martin, Dolly Parton and Ricky Skaggs. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
Practicing musicians give Saturday coffee drinkers free tunes Jan 18, 2008
Another regular, Vern Erickson, an artist, painter, and sometimes a guitarist who likes to play the old Jimmy Rodgers' tunes, Hank Snow, Doc Watson and such, credits the Saturday sessions with making him better. "I've learned a lot from these guys.". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
MEMORIES OF KENNEDY MEADOWS Dec 29, 2007
We have a cabin at Dardanelle, and I still love going to the saloon at Kennedy Meadows to dance to the music of such old-time country stars as Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hank Thompson, Ernest Tubbs, Marty Robbins and Loretta Lynn. We take pack trips into the wilderness from Kennedy's to fish during summer months, and we love to go snowmobiling during the winter. (The Union Democrat)
Hank Thompson, 82, country singer Nov 9, 2007
He scored 29 Top 10 country hits from 1948 to 1975, and had 19 more in the Top 20, putting him in a league with other country legends like Tex Ritter, Hank Snow and Faron Young. From "Humpty Dumpty Heart" in 1948 to "Gotta Sell Them Chickens," a duet with Junior Brown in 1997, Thompson made the charts in six consecutive decades. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Grand Ole Opry celebrates 82 years Oct 13, 2007
Through the years, the greats of country music have tred the boards of the Opry's various venues names like Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Hank Snow, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, Kitty Wells, Johnny Cash and Porter Wagoner emerged in the 1940s and '50s. The 1960s brought Loretta Lynn, Bill Anderson, Dottie West, Connie Smith and Dolly Parton. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
WESTERN MONTANA LIVES - Joan Lytle a talented cowgirl, musician and mom Oct 9, 2007
n the Wings of a Dove, as sung by Hank Snow, was a favorite, and her family and friends listened to it at her funeral. Lytle died on Sept. 20, 2007, just shy of her 60th wedding anniversary. (Missoulian, MT)
Janis Martin, 67; rockabilly singer dubbed 'the female Elvis' Sep 10, 2007
She toured with country singers Hank Snow and Porter Waggoner, made a demo tape and was recording for RCA with Chet Atkins and Floyd Cramer, all before her 16th birthday. She was called "the female Elvis" with the approval of Elvis Presley, her RCA label mate, and sang "My Boy Elvis" on NBC's "Today" show. (Los Angeles Times)
The Most Famous Acoustic Guitar Sep 6, 2007
It was perfect for country music and bluegrass and high profile performers from these genres immediately began using the D-28 - Hank Williams, Hank Snow, George Jones, not to mention a little known singer from Tupelo, Mississippi called Elvis Presley, quite an endorsement list without even trying. The D-28 guitar - still hand made. (Suite101.com)
Haven't you heard these cover songs before? Aug 15, 2007
He revamps (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I, a hit for both Hank Snow and Elvis Presley, with swinging horns. Eddy Arnold's Welcome to My World and Earl "Fatha" Hines' You Can Depend on Me show off his romantic croon. (USA Today -- Life)
Porter Wagoner Finds Wider Audience With New Album Jul 3, 2007
"We started in business at the same time. The first tour I ever worked was me, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Hank Snow and Ferlin Husky. That was the package. "I believe we worked 17 days together [during] the latter part of 1956, going into '57. Hank Snow was the headliner on the tour, and he'd hired the rest of us because we all had new records out. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Longtime country singer and native of Salem to take stage at Captain Kirk's Jun 30, 2007
Like another country singer, Hank Snow, Mills says 've been everywhere. The aging country singer is putting on a show in Fort Madison on July 8 at Captain Kirk's and bringing some undiscovered talent with him. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Willie Mae McKinzie Jun 23, 2007
Many country stars, such as Ernie Tubbs, Minnie Pearl, Hank Williams, Hank Snow and Webb Pearce made appearances at the local club house. Willie Mae loved country music and loved to dance, especially the polka and square dancing. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Ben Weisman, 85; helped write many songs for Presley May 23, 2007
"But I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was 1956, and I was writing songs for Hill & Dale Publishing in the Brill Building in New York City. "At the time, even though my background had been in jazz, pop and classical music, I was writing a lot of country songs sometimes two a day for people like Lefty Frizzell, Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb and Red Foley. "One day my publisher, Jean Aberbach, called me into his office, told me that we had a new artist named Elvis Presley, and asked me to write... (Los Angeles Times)
Alison Krauss, Tony Rice Dazzle Fans in North Carolina May 16, 2007
Krauss is no slouch, either, bringing whoops and hollers from the audience on the jaunty, honky-tonk number, "Any Old Time," made popular in country circles by Hank Snow. There was no need for special effects at a concert like this, but the band did offer a special slideshow with wonderful snapshots of Krauss, Rice and all the bluegrass greats over the last few decades -- Doc Watson, Doyle Lawson, Vassar Clements, J.D. Crowe, Sam Bush and even Jerry Garcia. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Same Man, still Travellin' Apr 9, 2007
Hank Snow would never do a television show on a bet ... And even though Hank Snow had had his day he had come and he had gone he knew that the minute he arrived, he would get first-class treatment, like he was still the big star that he was back in the fifties. (Globe and Mail)
