Hank Snow
Biography
Canada's greatest contribution to country music, Hank Snow was famous for his "traveling" songs. It's no wonder. At age 12 he ran away from his Nova Scotia home and joined the Merchant Marines, working as a cabin boy and laborer for four years. Once back on shore, he listened to Jimmie Rodgers records and started playing in public, building up a following in Halifax. His original nickname, the Yodelling Ranger, was modified to the Singing Ranger when his high voice changed to the great baritone that graced his hit records. In 1950, the year he became an Opry regular, his self-penned "I'm Moving On" (the first of his many great traveling songs) became a smash hit, reaching number one and remaining there for 21 weeks. "Golden Rocket" (also 1950) and "I've Been Everywhere" (1962), two other hits, show his lifelong love for trains and travel. But he was as much at home with two other styles, the ballad and the rhumba/boogie. Among his many great ballads are "Bluebird Island" (with Anita Carter of the Carter Family), "Fool Such as I," and "Hello, Love," a hit when Snow was 60 years old. Snow appeared regularly on the Opry into the '90s, proving that his incredible voice suffered no loss of quality over the last half-century, as well as what a tasteful, understated guitar stylist he is. With small stature and huge voice, Snow was a country traditionalist who gave much more to the business than he took.. Canada's greatest contribution to country music, Hank Snow was famous for his "traveling" songs. It's no wonder. At age 12 he ran away from his Nova Scotia home and joined the Merchant Marines, working as a cabin boy and laborer for four years. Once back on shore, he listened to Jimmie Rodgers records and started playing in public, building up a following in Halifax. His original nickname, the Yodelling Ranger, was modified to the Singing Ranger when his high voice changed to the great baritone that graced his hit records. In 1950, the year he became an Opry regular, his self-penned "I'm Moving On" (the first of his many great traveling songs) became a smash hit, reaching number one and remaining there for 21 weeks. "Golden Rocket" (also 1950) and "I've Been Everywhere" (1962), two other hits, show his lifelong love for trains and travel. But he was as much at home with two other styles, the ballad and the rhumba/boogie. Among his many great ballads are "Bluebird Island" (with Anita Carter of the Carter Family), "Fool Such as I," and "Hello, Love," a hit when Snow was 60 years old. Snow appeared regularly on the Opry into the '90s, proving that his incredible voice suffered no loss of quality over the last half-century, as well as what a tasteful, understated guitar stylist he is. With small stature and huge voice, Snow was a country traditionalist who gave much more to the business than he took.
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | I've Been Everywhere | Essential Hank Snow | 2:45 | $0.99 | |
2. | I'm Movin' On | Essential Hank Snow | 2:48 | $0.99 | |
3. | Night I Stole Old Sammy Morgan's.. | Blue Velvet Band | 3:09 | $0.99 | |
4. | Hobo Bill's Last Ride | Blue Velvet Band | 3:01 | $0.99 | |
5. | Beautiful Dreamer | Lone Ranger | 3:23 | $0.99 | |
6. | Begger to a King | Essential Classic Country H.. | 2:48 | $0.99 | |
7. | I've Been Everywhere | Hello Walls | 2:45 | $0.99 | |
8. | I've Been Everywhere | Essential Classic Country H.. | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
9. | I've Been Everywhere | Classic Country Essentials,.. | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
10. | I've Been Everywhere | 50 Best Country Songs Ever | 2:46 | $0.99 | |
11. | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Su.. | Country & Western Music.. | 2:32 | $0.99 | |
12. | Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead En.. | Country & Western Music.. | 2:36 | $0.99 | |
13. | (The Angels Are Lighting) God's .. | Singing Ranger, Vol. 4 | 2:40 | $0.99 | |
14. | My Arabian Baby | Singing Ranger, Vol. 4 | 2:37 | $0.99 | |
15. | Sweet Marie | Singing Ranger, Vol. 4 | 2:08 | $0.99 | |
16. | Act 1, Act 2, Act 3 | Singing Ranger, Vol. 4 | 3:01 | $0.99 | |
17. | I Don't Hurt Anymore | Singing Ranger, Vol. 4 | 2:56 | $0.99 | |
18. | It's You Only You That I Love (f.. | Singing Ranger, Vol. 4 | 2:48 | $0.99 | |
19. | Just Keep a Movin' | Singing Ranger, Vol. 4 | 2:09 | $0.99 | |
20. | Anniversary of My Broken Heart | Singing Ranger, Vol. 1 | 2:50 | $0.99 | |
21. | Only Rose | Singing Ranger, Vol. 1 | 2:54 | $0.99 | |
22. | Marriage Vow | Singing Ranger, Vol. 1 | 2:38 | $0.99 | |
23. | Star Spangled Waltz | Singing Ranger, Vol. 1 | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
24. | I Wonder Where You Are Tonight | Singing Ranger, Vol. 1 | 2:49 | $0.99 | |
25. | Law of Love | Singing Ranger, Vol. 1 | 2:35 | $0.99 | |