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 ...

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

If you’re a fan of Willie Nelson, George Strait or Charley Crockett, cue up “The Wild Side of Life” on Sept. 3 to mark the 100th birthday of a fellow Texan who inspired them: Honky-tonk swing pioneer ...

In ‘The Old Country Bumpkin is Astounded by a Wizard,’ Beryl impresses Lucy by evading her spells during a duel, despite not landing a strike. Surena then requests his help training novice adventurers ...

Hank Thompson, 82, a singer, guitarist and songwriter who became a prolific western swing hitmaker with upbeat music about beer drinking and broken hearts, died Nov. 6 at his home in Keller, Tex., ...