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Topic: RIP Hank Thompson 11/7/07 |
Mike Winter
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 9:24 am |
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| He passed away this morning...lung cancer. |
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John Steele
From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 10:56 am
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I'm sad to hear that. A legendary musician and a real nice man.
Thanks Mike.
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 11:26 am
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| They are all leaving. |
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Josh Haislip
From:
Midland, Texas
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 11:58 am
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| Our local radio station announced the passing, and didn't even have the courtesy to play one damn song by Hank. |
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Alvin Blaine
From:
Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 12:17 pm
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One of my childhood heroes, that I got to play with some 20 years ago in a pickup band he used in Vegas.
Rest In Peace |
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Leslie Ehrlich
From:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 1:01 pm
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| They are all leaving. |
They may be gone, but the music will always be with us. |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 1:44 pm
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If I stopped long to really think about all the great ones who have left us recently, I'd get very depressed. But it does make me think seriously about how it's possible to help carry on this great music.
Hank was truly one of the greats of any style. Live at the Golden Nugget is, to me, one of the greatest live records ever made, again style notwithstanding. He also gets, to my taste, the Lou Gehrig award for longevity and stamina in the country and western music biz - what a great life and career.
Rest in peace. |
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scott murray
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 7 Nov 2007 2:37 pm
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wow. first Porter and now Hank. I hope this doesn't come in 3's... country music can't afford another loss of this magnitude.
Hank was such a great entertainer. I believe he had a record on the charts in more decades than possibly any other country artist. And a major proponent of the steel guitar. God bless him.
this is a classic:
nice shot:
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JERRY THURMOND
From:
sullivan mo u.s.a.
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Posted 8 Nov 2007 6:05 am
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He was one of the 1st singers that I took as a hero when I was a kid. I guess I seen him at least 20 or more times in the last 50 years. He is one of the reason I learned to play the C6th , what a wonderful man he was to bring us all that music, an to feature the steel guitar the way he did. I will still have all his music to remember him, an that is a good thing. Thanks Hank for you did.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 8 Nov 2007 7:02 am
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| Wow - two Bigsbys and not a pedal between 'em! Who are these guys? |
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 8 Nov 2007 8:19 am
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"two Bigsbys and not a pedal between 'em! Who are these guys?"
Erh, that would be yours truly and Jeremy Wakefield ( white shirt ), that show was at the Oneida Casino's ( in Greenbay, WI )Rockin 50's II fest two years ago. When I asked Hank if it would be ok to have two Bigsbys on stage his reply was "hell yeah, that would look great". It turned out to be a really fun night. Majority of the audience was younger generation rockabilly fans from all over the world, for lot of them it was the first time ever to see Hank Thompson on stage. Needless to say, I'll never forget it either. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 8 Nov 2007 9:08 am
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| Sorry, but since I've never seen or met either of you before, I didn't recognize you. |
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LJ Eiffert
From:
California, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2007 10:34 pm
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| Hello Josh Haislip, what call letters of the Radio Station & who was the D.J. & what slot time was it in Midland,Texas? I sure would love to know! Leo J.Eiffert,Jr./ I just found a enterview that I did with Hank on My T.V.show that never got off the ground.Boy,was I green with my questions & he sure was kind with me. What a super person he was & will always be with me. RIP Mr.Hank! & God Bless his wife Ann & Family. |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 8 Nov 2007 10:45 pm
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Barry, no apologies needed!  |
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LJ Eiffert
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2007 8:10 am
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| Mr.Thompson (Hank)will be missed my me for sure.He is one of the legends that has been true to himself about our Music.Music in all styles Hank Thompson could run circles around todays Musicians.It's the real art of Music & spirit of feeling it that is missing no matter what kind you are listening to today. I found a enterview that I did with Mr.Thompson on my T.V. Show that never got off the ground.And,boy was I green about my Questions that he was so kind to lead me on track.It's still is great footage. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr. & Pigeons |
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