American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Another “Hank” Became a Star in Nashville With His First of Seven No. 1 Hits—a Song His Record Label Originally Rejected

Before there was Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and George Jones, there was Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Marty Robbins, and the legendary Hank Snow. Without those four predecessors, the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With the Record-Tying Song That Put Him on the Path to Stardom

On this day (October 30) in 1950, Hank Snow was atop all three Billboard country charts with “I’m Moving On,” his first No. 1 single. The song stayed at the top for 21 weeks, tying Eddie Arnold’s ...
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How Hank Snow's 1962 'I've Been Everywhere' Recording Shaped Country Music

On June 27, 1962, a fast-talking travel song made its way into a Nashville studio and set itself on a path to becoming one of country music's most enduring curiosities. That day at RCA Studio B in ...
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Hank Snow

Click to open image viewer. Hank Snow (1914-1999) enjoyed one of the most successful and long-running careers in the field. He began recording in 1936. By the time Horenstein photographed him, the ...
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You can stay at the home of country music legend Hank Snow through Airbnb and Vrbo

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — People have known this for ages. If you love old country music, Nashville is the place to visit. Something is letting people get especially close to that country music ...