Amoeba Music

Country music star Hank Snow, widely known as the Singing Ranger, rose from the punishing hell of life as a severely abused child to the very pinnacle of his field. With a trove of unforgettable hits, classic jukebox favorites like “I’m Movin’ On” and “I’ve Been Everywhere,” his crisp, authoritative delivery and singularly driving sense of rhythm rank him as one of country’s most individualistic stylists. The Snow sense of musicality was unusually far-reaching, and he successfully appropriated everything from mambo, Hawaiian, Canuck folk, rhumba, traditional Cowboy songs and turn of the century Tin Pan Alley pop, usually producing one or more of his almost innumerable hits. Clad in elaborate, vibrant stage wardrobe... Read More

City Of Origin:

Brooklyn, Queens County, Canada

Genre:

Country, Honky Tonk

Birthdate:

05/09/1914

Death date:

12/20/1999