Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene «Hank» Snow (Liverpool, Canadá, 9 de mayo de 1914-Madison, Estados Unidos, 20 de diciembre de 1999) fue un cantante de country estadounidense nacido en Canadá.
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| Información personal | ||
| Nombre de nacimiento | Clarence Eugene Snow | |
| Otros nombres |
Hank, The Yodeling Ranger Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger | |
| Nacimiento |
9 de mayo de 1914 Liverpool (Canadá) | |
| Fallecimiento |
20 de diciembre de 1999 (85 años) Tennessee (Estados Unidos) | |
| Causa de muerte | Insuficiencia cardíaca | |
| Sepultura | Tennessee | |
| Nacionalidad | Canadiense y estadounidense | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Guitarrista, compositor, cantante, compositor de canciones, yodeler y músico | |
| Años activo | desde 1936 | |
| Seudónimo |
Hank, The Yodeling Ranger Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger | |
| Género | Country | |
| Instrumento | Guitarra y voz | |
| Discográfica | RCA Records | |
| Sitio web | www.hanksnow.com | |
| Distinciones |
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En su carrera tuvo más de 70 singles en el Billboard entre 1950 y 1980, entre los que destacan números uno como «I'm Moving On», «The Golden Rocket», «I Don't Hurt Anymore», «Let Me Go, Lover!», «I've Been Everywhere» y «Hello Love», así como otros éxitos de la lista de los diez más populares. Es miembro del Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame y del Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Elvis
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De aparición frecuente en el Grand Ole Opry, en 1954 persuadió a los directores de que permitieran a un jovencito Elvis Presley a aparecer en la escena. Snow utilizó a Presley como acto de apertura, y se lo presentó a Tom Parker, quien más tarde se convertiría en su representante.
Legado
editarElvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Ashley MacIsaac, Johnny Cash y Emmylou Harris, entre otros, se han inspirado en sus composiciones.
Discografía
editarÁlbumes
editar| Año | Álbum | Posición | Sello | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 1952 | Country Classics | RCA Victor | ||
| Hank Snow Sings | ||||
| 1953 | Hank Snow Salutes Jimmie Rodgers | |||
| 1954 | Hank Snow's Country Guitar | |||
| 1955 | Just Keep a-Movin' | |||
| Old Doc Brown and Other Narrations by Hank Snow | ||||
| 1957 | Country & Western Jamboree | |||
| 1958 | Hank Snow Sings Sacred Songs | |||
| 1959 | Hank Snow Sings Jimmie Rodgers Songs | |||
| 1961 | Hank Snow Souvenirs | |||
| Big Country Hits (Songs I Hadn't Recorded Till Now) | ||||
| 1963 | I've Been Everywhere | |||
| Railroad Man | 7 | |||
| 1964 | More Hank Snow Souvenirs | 1 | ||
| Songs of Tragedy | 11 | |||
| Reminiscing (w/ Chet Atkins) | ||||
| 1965 | Your Favorite Country Hits | |||
| Gloryland March | ||||
| Four/Square Album | ||||
| Heartbreak Trail: A Tribute to the Sons of the Pioneers | 26 | |||
| The Best of Hank Snow | ||||
| 1966 | The Guitar Stylings of Hank Snow | 26 | ||
| Gospel Train | ||||
| Country Special Highlighter Album | ||||
| This Is My Story | 21 | |||
| 1967 | Snow in Hawaii | |||
| Christmas with Hank Snow | 72 | |||
| Spanish Fire Ball and Other Hank Snow Stylings | 35 | |||
| 1968 | Hits, Hits and More Hits | |||
| Tales of the Yukon | 35 | |||
| 1969 | Snow in All Seasons | 43 | ||
| Hits Covered by Snow | 35 | |||
| C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request (w/ Chet Atkins) | ||||
| 1970 | Hank Snow Sings in Memory of Jimmie Rodgers | 45 | ||
| Cure for the Blues | ||||
| 1971 | Tracks & Trains | 45 | ||
| Award Winners | ||||
| 1972 | The Jimmie Rodgers Story | |||
| The Best 2 | ||||
| 1973 | Grand Ole Opry Favorites | |||
| 1974 | Now Is the Hour | |||
| Hello Love | 4 | |||
| That's You and Me | 35 | |||
| 1975 | You're Easy to Love | 48 | ||
| 1976 | Live from Evangel Temple (w/ Jimmy Snow) | |||
| 1977 | #104 - Still Movin' On | 47 | ||
| 1979 | The Mysterious Lady | |||
| Lovingly Yours (w/ Kelly Foxton) | ||||
| Instrumentally Yours | ||||
| 1981 | Win Some Lose Some Lonesome (w/ Kelly Foxton) | |||
| 1985 | Brand On My Heart (w/ Willie Nelson) | Columbia | ||
Singles
editar| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 1949 | "Marriage Vow" | 10 | ||
| 1950 | "I'm Moving On" | 1 | ||
| "The Golden Rocket" | 1 | |||
| 1951 | "The Rhumba Boogie" | 1 | ||
| "Bluebird Island" (w/ Anita Carter) | 4 | |||
| "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts" (w/ Anita Carter) | 2 | |||
| "Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart" | 6 | |||
| "Music Makin' Mama from Memphis" | 4 | |||
| 1952 | "The Gold Rush Is Over" | 2 | ||
| "Lady's Man" | 2 | |||
| "Married by the Bible, Divorced by the Law" | 8 | |||
| "I Went to Your Wedding" | 3 | |||
| "The Gal Who Inventing Kissin'" | 4 | |||
| "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" | 3 | |||
| 1953 | "Honeymoon on a Rocket Ship" | 9 | ||
| "Spanish Fire Ball" | 3 | |||
| "For Now and Always" | 10 | |||
| "When Mexican Joe Met Jole Brown" | 6 | |||
| 1954 | "I Don't Hurt Anymore" | 1 | ||
| "That Crazy Mambo Thing" | 10 | |||
| "Let Me Go, Lover!" | 1 | |||
| 1955 | "The Next Voice You Hear" | 15 | ||
| "Silver Bell" (w/ Chet Atkins) | 15 | |||
| "Yellow Roses" | 3 | |||
| "Would You Mind?" | 3 | |||
| "Cryin', Prayin', Waitin', Hopin'" | 7 | |||
| "I'm Glad I Got to See You Once Again" | 7 | |||
| "Mainliner (The Hawk with Silver Wings)" | 5 | |||
| "Born to Be Happy" | 5 | |||
| 1956 | "These Hands" | 5 | ||
| "I'm Moving In" | 11 | |||
| "Conscience I'm Guilty" | 4 | |||
| "Hula Rock" | 5 | |||
| "Stolen Moments" | 7 | |||
| 1957 | "Tangled Mind" | 4 | ||
| "My Arms Are a House" | 8 | |||
| 1958 | "Whispering Rain" | 15 | ||
| "Big Wheels" | 7 | |||
| "A Woman Captured Me" | 16 | |||
| 1959 | "Doggone That Train" | 19 | ||
| "Chasin' a Rainbow" | 6 | |||
| "The Last Ride" | 3 | |||
| 1960 | "Rockin', Rollin' Ocean" | 22 | 87 | |
| "Miller's Cave" | 9 | 101 | ||
| 1961 | "Beggar to a King" | 5 | ||
| "The Restless One" | 11 | |||
| 1962 | "You Take the Future (And I'll Take the Past)" | 15 | ||
| "I've Been Everywhere" | 1 | 68 | ||
| 1963 | "The Man Who Robbed the Bank at Santa Fe" | 9 | ||
| "Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)" | 2 | 124 | ||
| 1964 | "Breakfast with the Blues" | 11 | ||
| "I Stepped Over the Line" | 21 | |||
| 1965 | "The Wishing Well (Down in the Well)" | 7 | ||
| "The Queen of Draw Poker Town" | 28 | |||
| 1966 | "I've Cried a Mile" | 18 | ||
| "The Count Down" | 22 | |||
| "Hula Love" | 21 | |||
| 1967 | "Down at the Pawn Shop" | 18 | ||
| "Learnin' a New Way of Life" | 20 | |||
| 1968 | "I Just Wanted to Know (How the Wind Was Blowing)" | 70 | ||
| "Who Will Answer? (Aleluya No. 1)" | 69 | |||
| "The Late and Great Love of My Heart" | 20 | 5 | ||
| 1969 | "The Name of the Game Was Love" | 16 | 1 | |
| "That's When the Hurtin' Sets In" | 53 | |||
| 1970 | "Come the Morning" | 57 | 33 | |
| "Vanishing Breed" | 52 | |||
| 1971 | "(The Seashores) Of Old Mexico" | 6 | ||
| 1972 | "Governor's Hand" | 34 | ||
| 1973 | "North to Chicago" | 71 | 20 | |
| 1974 | "Hello Love" | 1 | 1 | |
| "That's You and Me" | 36 | 5 | ||
| "Easy to Love" | 26 | |||
| 1975 | "Merry-Go-Round of Love" | 47 | 36 | |
| "Hijack" | 79 | |||
| "Colorado Country Morning" | 95 | |||
| 1976 | "Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone" | 87 | ||
| "You're Wondering Why" | 98 | |||
| 1977 | "Trouble in Mind" | 81 | ||
| "I'm Still Movin' On" | 80 | |||
| "Breakfast with the Blues" | 96 | |||
| 1978 | "Nevertheless" | 93 | ||
| "Ramblin' Rose" | 93 | |||
| 1979 | "The Mysterious Lady from St. Martinique" | 80 | 26 | |
| "A Good Gal Is Hard to Find" | 91 | |||
| "It Takes Too Long" | 98 | |||
| 1980 | "Hasn't It Been Good Together" (w/ Kelly Foxton) | 78 | 39 | |
Guest singles
editar| Año | Sencillo | Artista | US Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "Chet's Tune" | Some of Chet's Friends | 38 |
Véase también
editarReferencias
editar- Wolfe, Charles. (1998). "Hank Snow". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 494–5.
