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Canadian country artist born May 9, 1914 in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada and died December 20, 1999 in Madison, Tennessee, USA. Recording 140 albums in a 50 year plus career, Snow had a clear baritone voice, played guitar, and was an accomplished songwriter. Among his more than 85 singles to hit the Billboard country charts between 1950 and 1980 were the #1 self-penned "I'm Moving On" and "The Golden Rocket" The former "I'm Moving On" tying a chart record by spending 21 long weeks at the #1 position. His story of great hardship to big time success is motivational, and Snow is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
In 2017 Hank Snow Was played by pokey lafarge in the CMT Series "Sun Records", and by David Wenham in the 2022 film "Elvis".
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- https://www.discogs.com/artist/520761-Hank-Snow
- http://www.hanksnow.com/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Snow
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811271/
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hank-snow
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hank-snow-emc
- https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356166
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Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His notable songs include "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket", "The Rhumba Boogie", "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", and "Hello Love", as well as others. As a songwriter, he wrote on a range of topics, including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. This was often inspired by his personal experiences, such as his beginnings in a small town in rural Nova Scotia where he endured extreme poverty, abuse, and physically punishing labor during the Great Depression. His mother encouraged him to follow his dream of becoming an entertainer like his idol, country star Jimmie Rodgers. Snow won various music awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia is dedicated to his life and work.