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 Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged; however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in Top 40 country hits.
Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recording artist and concert draw well into his 80s.
Hank Thompson I Hear The South Callin' Me lyrics
I hear the south calling me
I've been away much to long
Mason Dixon fevers won't leave me alone
The only cure I know for sure is a one way ticket home
Watermelons ripe on the vine
Catfish a nibbling on my line
Slow southern draws
And home made alcohol
I hear the south calling me
I hear the south calling me
I've been away much to long
Big city blues sure got my soul
Keep it country bars and steel guitars
And a Dixie rock and roll
I've had those New York satins on
I've had my feel of it all
This time I fell for some sweet southern bell
I hear the south calling me
I hear the south calling me
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