Young Hank
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At one point in his career, Hank Thompson played with the Light Crust Doughboys, a western swing group whose membership fluctuated a great deal after World War II under leader Smokey Montgomery.
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Henry William "Hank" Thompson
“The King of Western Swing,” the “living root of country music.” Henry William “Hank” Thompson became a western swing and country music star right from his hometown of Waco. Hank was born in Waco on September 3, 1925 to German-Czech immigrant…