Music · 05/13/2020

June Carter recorded it between October 2002 and March 2003, the song would be included in her post-album album, Wildwood Flower, (Dualtone 2003), it was June Carter Cash's last solo album. It was released in 2003 on the Dualtone record label, four months after his death and just a few days before the death of Johnny Cash, who provides backing vocals, making this the final release of his life. The album was produced by her son, John Carter Cash. The album's opening track, “Keep on the Sunny Side

Music · 04/09/2020

“If Lovin' You Is Wrong”, song written by Hank Thompson and Billy Gray, was recorded by Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys for the Capitol label on March 22, 1954, at Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA. In the same session, three other songs were recorded: “We've gone too far ·”, “Tears are lonely rain” and “Annie over”. In the recording session Hank was accompanied by: Billy Gray (gt / leader), Merle Travis (guitar), Floyd White (steel), Wayma Whitewing (steel), Bill

Music · 09/03/2018

Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. The primary difference between his music and that of Bob W

Music · 07/28/2018

Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. The primary difference between his music and that of Bob W

Music · 04/17/2018

Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. The primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wil

Music · 04/17/2018

Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. The primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wil

Music · 04/04/2018

Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. The primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wil

Music · 03/22/2018

The song Honky-Tonk Girl was written by Hank Thompson, Chuck Harding and was first recorded and released by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys in 1954.

Music · 03/18/2018

"Oklahoma Hills" is a song written by Woody Guthrie. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.In 2001, the Oklahoma Legislature declared it to be the official state folk song. Jack Guthrie, Woody's cousin, changed the lyrics and music slightly and in 1945 recorded a Western swing version, which reached No. 1 on the Juke Box Folk Records charts.It remains the best-known version of "Oklahoma Hills", and was the biggest hit of Jack Guthrie's

Music · 11/16/2017

Les Gilliam Sings Hank Thompson. Les Gilliam is proud to have been inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, having been inducted on November 4, 2010. He is the official “Oklahoma Balladeer”, so designated by the Oklahoma State Legislature in 1998. He is a native of Gene Autry, Oklahoma and is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. He was recently included in a new book “Distinguished Oklahomans”. In 2005, Les received the most prestigious award in Western Music by receiving the covete