Billed as “the King of Western Swing,” Hank Thompson was a country musician with an exuberant repertoire and a touring career that stretched into a seventh decade. Having announced only last month ...

Also, in order will be Gene Baker at second, Willie Mays in center, Hank Aaron in right, Ernie Banks at short, Hank Thompson at third, George Crowe at first and Charlie White catching.

In the early 1950s, country star Hank Thompson went into his then-state-of-the-art homestudio in Oklahoma City and made a series of recordings for radio.

RAPID CITY | Hank and Sharon Thompson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 1, 2013. They were married in 1963 in Huron, SD. They have 4 daughters: ...