Hank Snow

Canadian country artist born May 9, 1914 in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada and died December 20, 1999 in Madison, Tennessee, USA. Recording 140 albums in a 50 year plus career, Snow had a clear baritone voice, played guitar, and was an accomplished songwriter. Among his more than 85 singles to hit the Billboard country charts between 1950 and 1980 were the #1 self-penned "I'm Moving On" and "The Golden Rocket" The former "I'm Moving On" tying a chart record by spending 21 long weeks at the #1 position. His story of great hardship to big time success is motivational, and Snow is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

In 2017 Hank Snow Was played by [a=pokey lafarge] in the CMT Series "Sun Records", and by [a=David Wenham] in the 2022 film "Elvis".