Naming the Brazos Valley Boys
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Hank Thompson tells why he named the band as he did and how his time with the band developed.
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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…