Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music singer and songwriter. Most popular in the 1950s, his career spanned more than 50 years. He recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket", and "The Rhumba Boogie"; and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits. As a songwriter he dealt with a wide range of emotions including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. His music was rooted in his beginnings in small-town Nova Scotia where, as a frail, 80-pound (36 kg) youngster, he endured extreme poverty, physical and psychological abuse as well as physically punishing labour during the Great Depression. His mother provided the emotional support and encouraged him to follow his dream of becoming an entertainer like his idol, the country star, Jimmie Rodgers. Snow won a number of music awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia celebrates his life and work. |
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Recordings (Results 26-46 of 46 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor (Canada) | 9139 | 10-in. | 12/20/1944 | Only a rose from my mother's grave | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9143 | 10-in. | 12/20/1944 | You broke the chain that held our hearts | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9145 | 10-in. | 12/20/1944 | You played love on the strings of my heart | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9150 | 10-in. | 12/22/1944 | Can't have you blues | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with guitars and bass | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9153 | 10-in. | 12/22/1944 | I'll not forget my mother's prayer | Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9154 | 10-in. | 12/22/1944 | Darling I'll always love you | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with guitars and bass | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9155 | 10-in. | 12/22/1944 | Blue ranger | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9286 | 10-in. | Just a faded petal from a beautiful bouquet | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Victor (Canada) | 9287 | 10-in. | 12/17/1945 | My sweet Texas blue bonnet queen | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9288 | 10-in. | I'm gonna bid my blues goodbye | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Victor (Canada) | 9291 | 10-in. | 12/17/1945 | Brand on my heart | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9292 | 10-in. | 12/18/1945 | No golden tomorrow ahead | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9296 | 10-in. | 12/18/1945 | My mother | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9297 | 10-in. | 12/18/1945 | The drunkard's son | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9537 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Within this broken heart of mine | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9538 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | My Filipino rose | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor (Canada) | 9539 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | The night I stole old Sammy Morgan's gin | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9540 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | My two timin' woman | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9541 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Wasted love | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9544 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Somewhere along life's highway | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 9546 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Little buddy | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Snow, Hank," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356166.
Snow, Hank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356166.
"Snow, Hank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: Hank Snow
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LCNAR: Snow, Hank - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91076570
Wikidata: Hank Snow - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q648366
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24867245
MusicBrainz: Hank Snow - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c328faea-ae26-4988-85f5-e9a8dc322bb1
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