19 Years Ago Today, Country Music Said Goodbye to Its “King of Western Swing” Just Five Days After His Retirement
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CIRCA 1960: Country singer Hank Thompson poses for a portrait by a tree with his Gibson hollow body electric guitar in circa 1960. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Beloved country singer-songwriter Hank Thompson died 19 years ago today at age 82 just after announcing his retirement. The post 19 Years Ago Today, Country Music Said Goodbye to Its “King of Western Swing” Just Five Days After His Retirement appeared first on American Songwriter .
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