If you’re a fan of Willie Nelson, George Strait or Charley Crockett, cue up “The Wild Side of Life” on Sept. 3 to mark the 100th birthday of a fellow Texan who inspired them: Honky-tonk swing pioneer ...
In the early 1950s, country star Hank Thompson went into his then-state-of-the-art home studio in Oklahoma City and made a series of recordings for radio.
The Brazos Valley Boys, Hank Thompson’s backing band, will celebrate 100 years of the western swing icon with a performance at the Pawhuska Western Swing Festival, scheduled Nov. 14-15 at the Osage ...