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 1-25 of 46 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-4042 | 10-in. | 3/28/1950 | I cried but my tears were too late | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
Victor | E0VB-4043 | 10-in. | 3/28/1950 | With this ring I thee wed | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-4044 | 10-in. | 3/28/1950 | Paving the highway with tears | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-4045 | 10-in. | 3/28/1950 | I'm moving on | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
Victor | E0VB-5504 | 10-in. | 8/21/1950 | The rhumba boogie | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-5505 | 10-in. | 8/21/1950 | The golden rocket | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-5507 | 10-in. | 8/21/1950 | You pass me by | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
Victor | E0VB-5833 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Unwanted sign upon your heart | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-5835 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Your locket is my broken heart | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | E1VB-0375 | 10-in. | 1/28/1951 | I'm movin' on no. 2 | Homer and Jethro | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Victor | E1VB-0906 | 10-in. | 1/26/1951 | Down the trail of achin' hearts | Anita Carter ; Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0907 | 10-in. | 1/26/1951 | Bluebird island | Anita Carter ; Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0400 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | The only rose | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0401 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | The star spangled waltz | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | D9VB-0402 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | Nobody's child | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | D9VB-0403 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | The law of love | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | D9VB-0404 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | The blind boy's dog | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Victor | D9VB-0405 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | I wonder where you are tonight | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0406 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | The anniversary of my broken heart | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0407 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | Marriage vow | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
Columbia | RHCO4409 | 10-in. | 12/18/1950 | The golden rocket | Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor (Canada) | 8133 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Lonesome blue yodel | Hank, the Yodeling Ranger | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 8279 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | We met down in the hills of old Wyoming | Hank, the Yodeling Ranger | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 8281 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | My little Swiss maiden | Hank, the Yodeling Ranger | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer | |
Victor (Canada) | 8282 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Was there ever a pal like you? | Hank, the Yodeling Ranger | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Snow, Hank," accessed August 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356166.
Snow, Hank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356166.
"Snow, Hank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 August 2024.
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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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