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Hank Penny

Herbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an American musician who played banjo mainly in the Western swing genre. He also worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. He was married to country singer Sue Thompson from 1953–63.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 18, 1918 (Birmingham), Died April 17, 1992 (Camarillo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, leader, Musical group, composer, lyricist, speaker, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-34 of 34 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 9128 4/5/1956 I'd rather pick a guitar Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 9129 4/5/1956 Rock of Gibraltar Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 9130 4/5/1956 Wham! Bam! Thank you Ma'am Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 9174 4/19/1956 Texas never would-a made it (without Ol' Tennessee) Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 10014 4/5/1957 Big footed Sam Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 10015 4/5/1957 The cricket song Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 10016 4/5/1957 A night at the Copa Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 10017 4/5/1957 Baby, baby, baby I love you-1 Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca L 10018 4/5/1957 Fool's lament-1 Hank Penny instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
(Results 26-34 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Penny, Hank," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207781.

Penny, Hank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207781.

"Penny, Hank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207781

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