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Obit: Hank Thompson @ 82...Western Swing was his thing

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CrankyYankee

Mr. Thompson sold more than 60 million records. He scored 29 Top 10 country hits from 1948 to 1975, and had 19 more in the Top 20, putting him in a league with other country legends like Tex Ritter, Hank Snow and Faron Young.

From “Humpty Dumpty Heart” in 1948 to “Gotta Sell Them Chickens,” a duet with Junior Brown in 1997, Mr. Thompson made the charts in six consecutive decades. He was host of a variety show in Oklahoma City in the 1950s, said to be one of the first variety shows broadcast in color.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/arts/08thompson.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin
 
Let's pause for a moment of silent reflection, and remain standing for the playing of "The Wild Side of Life" followed by "A Six Pack to Go."

First Porter Wagoner, now Hank Thompson. :'(
 
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