Billed as “the King of Western Swing,” Hank Thompson was a country musician with an exuberant repertoire and a touring career that stretched into a seventh decade. Having announced only last month ...

When Jim Halsey introduced Hank Thompson at the announcement of the 2002 Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame awards, held Friday at Patti Johnson Wilson Hall at Tulsa's Philbrook Museum of Art, it was the ...

If you’re a fan of Willie Nelson, George Strait or Charley Crockett, cue up “The Wild Side of Life” on Sept. 3 to mark the 100th birthday of a fellow Texan who inspired them: Honky-tonk swing pioneer ...

Those who saw Waco native and Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson perform at the Heart O' Texas Fair and Rodeo last month may have witnessed his last public show.

The Brazos Valley Boys, Hank Thompson’s backing band, will celebrate 100 years of the western swing icon with a performance at the Pawhuska Western Swing Festival, scheduled Nov. 14-15 at the Osage ...