Hank Smith (singer) explained

Hank Smith
Birth Date:15 September 1934
Birth Place:Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1963–1999
Label:Quality
Associated Acts:Wild Rose Country

Hank Smith, (September 15, 1934 – October 19, 2002) was a Canadian country music singer.

He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and moved to Canada in 1957. He founded the band Wild Rose Country in 1963 and recorded ten albums.[1] Twelve of Smith's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including five which went to Number One.

Hank Smith was the founding president of the Academy of Country Music Entertainment in 1976, now the Canadian Country Music Association.[2]

Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994.[3]

Chart singles

YearSingleChart Positions[4]
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1970"Sharing the Good Life"42
"Morgen"44
"Sweet Dreams of Yesterday"1
1971"The Final Hour"131
"Where Do We Go from Here"1
1972"Together Again"17
"Take Me Home"1920
1973"But Tomorrow There's Another Day"1822
1975"Everybody's Going to the Country"1
"If You Don't Laugh, I Promise I Won't Cry"15
1976"Give Me a Country Song"29
1978"Baby Sittin' with the Blues"57

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hank Smith biography. Canadian Country Music Association. 7 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612215708/http://ccma.org/halloffame/hofprofile.cfm?AwardID=78. 12 June 2010.
  2. Encyclopedia: Canadian Country Music Association . . . 16 December 2013 . 31 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Order of Canada: Hank Smith . The Governor General of Canada. 31 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Search results for Hank Smith. RPM. 7 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311091604/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=3pu4mm21883sftntsj9duo6gd5&q1=%22hank+smith%22&q2=&interval=20. 11 March 2016. dead.