Blog: Geezer Music Club

Fans of modern country music might not immediately recognize his name, but for a couple of decades the charismatic and talented Hank Thompson was one of the biggest stars around, a master of Western Swing who was equally at home with romantic ballads or pure honky-tonk. Henry William Thompson was yet another of the many Texans who have always populated the music world, and he took to it from an early age. His first instrument was the harmonica, quickly followed by the guitar, and by the time he was a teenager he was using all his skills to [...]

• Hank Thompson - Wild Side of Life