Hank Snow Artist Profile
Hank Snow
- Real name: Calrence Eugene Snow
- Label(s): RCA Victor
- Date of Birth: May 9, 1914
- Date Deceased: December 20, 1999
- Sign: Taurus
- Place of birth: Brooklyn, Queens County, NS, CA
- Website: www.hanksnow.com
Hank Snow Biography
Canada's greatest contribution to country music, Hank Snow was famous for his "traveling" songs. It's no wonder. At age 12 he ran away from his Nova Scotia home and joined the Merchant Marines, working as a cabin boy and laborer for four years. Once back on shore, he listened to Jimmie Rodgers records and started playing in public, building up a following in Halifax. His original...