Hank Snow Archives

On This Day

10.03.26

76 Years Ago, Hank Snow Was on a Long Run at No. 1 With One of the Biggest Country Hits of the Century

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

09.27.26

76 Years Ago Today, Hank Snow Was in the Middle of a Record-Breaking No. 1 Run With the Song That Launched His Career

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

08.19.26

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 With One of Country Music’s Biggest Hits—Later Recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris, and Ray Charles

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

05.09.26

Born 112 Years Ago Today in a Small Canadian Fishing Village, the Country Music Legend Known as the “Singing Ranger”

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

12.20.25

On This Day in 1999, We Lost the Country Hitmaker Who Overcame a Hardscrabble Upbringing To Become “The Singing Ranger”

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

10.30.25

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With the Record-Tying Song That Put Him on the Path to Stardom

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

10.03.25

On This Day in 1950, Another “Hank” Became a Star in Nashville With His First of Seven No. 1 Hits—a Song His Record Label Originally Rejected

By Peter Burditt

Album Reviews

03.01.10

COUNTRY & WESTERN HIT PARADE > <em>Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Hillbilly Music</em>

By Barry Mazor

Articles

01.01.10

CHRIS ISAAK: On Record

By Evan Schlansky

Hank Snow

76 Years Ago, Hank Snow Was on a Long Run at No. 1 With One of the Biggest Country Hits of the Century

76 Years Ago Today, Hank Snow Was in the Middle of a Record-Breaking No. 1 Run With the Song That Launched His Career

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 With One of Country Music’s Biggest Hits—Later Recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris, and Ray Charles

Born 112 Years Ago Today in a Small Canadian Fishing Village, the Country Music Legend Known as the “Singing Ranger”

On This Day in 1999, We Lost the Country Hitmaker Who Overcame a Hardscrabble Upbringing To Become “The Singing Ranger”

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With the Record-Tying Song That Put Him on the Path to Stardom

On This Day in 1950, Another “Hank” Became a Star in Nashville With His First of Seven No. 1 Hits—a Song His Record Label Originally Rejected

COUNTRY & WESTERN HIT PARADE > <em>Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Hillbilly Music</em>

Further Reading & DVDs

CHRIS ISAAK: On Record

Born 114 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Singing Cowgirl Who Became a Country Music and TV Icon Alongside Roy Rogers

How Carrie Underwood Turned a Messy Dating Story Into a Grammy-Winning Song in 2008

The Top 10 Rolling Stones Track That Keith Richards Once Called a “Terrible Piece of Tripe”

Deep Purple Cancels Two Shows After Lead Singer Is Hospitalized Due to a “Medical Emergency”