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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat May 9, 2020, 07:52 AM May 2020

On this day, May 9, 1924, Hank Snow was born.

Hank Snow


Snow in 1963

Background information
Birth name: Clarence Eugene Snow
Also known as: Hank, The Yodeling Ranger
Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger
Born: May 9, 1914; Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: December 20, 1999 (aged 85); Madison, Tennessee, United States

Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that 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.



Hank Snow I'm Movin' On
30,999 views•Aug 19, 2013

GatorRock
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in '58, Hank jokes about the song being new... the crowd soon realizes its his biggest hit from 1950. Eddie Noack on rhythm guitar.



Hank Snow I've Been Everywhere
241,421 views•Nov 10, 2014

GatorRock
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1965 on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium

Mon May 4, 2020: I'm Moving On


Tue Aug 13, 2019: Hank Snow and Mac Wiseman

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