Hank Thompson Moved To Hospice
Less than a week after the passing of Porter Wagoner, another Country Music icon has been moved to hospice care. WSMV-Nashville is reporting that Hank Thompson’s lung cancer, the same ailment that claimed Wagoner’s life, is “getting worse”. The 9513 will have more updates on Thompson’s condition as they are made available.
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November 4, 2007 at 10:41 pm Permalink
Like Porter Wagoner, Hank Thompson stayed quite active until near the end. He played a number of dates here in Florida about four years ago and remained in excellent voice – he also was his own lead guitar player. Hank hit the scene a little before Porter did, and his biggest hits were far bigger than Porter’s biggest hits (Billboard has Porter Wagoner’s cumulative chart rating a little ahead of Hank Thompson – if you pulled out the many successful duets Porter had with Dolly Parton, Hank THompson would be substantially ahead)
It’s too bad there wasn’t someone pushing a Hank Thompson revival the last few years (George Strait would have been the ideal candidate to do this, but he’s too reclusive) as the Hank Thompson songbag is overflowing with interesting material
Anyway, it looks like another legend, one of my favorites, is about to bite the dust. I hope he will be properly appreciated
November 5, 2007 at 5:28 am Permalink
I was lucky enough to record with Hank back in 1997 and did a tour to remember with him. A 13 piece all-star band that could knock the back wall out of any club when we built to a chorus. I was fortunate to get to play a 3 neck straight steel and stand next to the pedal steel great Bobby Garrett who recorded nearly all of Hanks hits. The pictures we took for the CD cover mirror image the band he had at his peak. My prayers go out to him and his family. I will forever be greatful for spending time with him and learning about him and his music first hand. Many of you may not know but Hank recorded the first live LP “Live At The Golden Nugget” and built the sound system to be able to record it himself from electronic knowledge he learned in the Navy. He most definitely falls into the hero category of the country music legends. His legacy will live on through his music which is undeniable.
Randy Kohrs
November 6, 2007 at 8:18 am Permalink
I bought a Hank Thompson record about a week ago (you can’t argue with $6 for 20 songs) and it was weird seeing the news before I even had a chance to listen to it. Why is it that guys like Hank Thompson get forgotten? He’s been a pioneer in the truest sense of the word throughout country music’s history, but his name hardly gets spoken.
Cool story, Randy. You wouldn’t happen to have a link to the album or CD cover, would you?
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