Hank Penny Artist Profile
Hank Penny
- Real name: Herbert Clayton Penny
- Label(s): Audio Lab, Proper Pairs
- Date of Birth: August 18, 1918
- Date Deceased: April 17, 1992
- Sign: Leo
- Place of birth: Birmingham, AL, US
Hank Penny Biography
Herbert Clayton Penny (born August 18, 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama; died April 17, 1992 in California of heart failure) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. He was married to country singer Sue Thompson from 1953-63. Penny was the...
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