Hank Smith (singer)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hank Smith |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| instrument | Vocals |
| genre | Country |
| occupation | Singer |
| years_active | 1963–1999 |
| label | Quality |
| associated_acts | Wild Rose Country |
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| name = Hank Smith | image = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany | death_date = | death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | origin = | 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. 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.
Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994.{{cite web |title=Order of Canada: Hank Smith |website=The Governor General of Canada |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=3312&t=12 |access-date=31 March 2017}}
Chart singles
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| Year | Single | Chart Positions | CAN Country | CAN AC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Sharing the Good Life" | 42 | — | |
| "Morgen" | 44 | — | ||
| "Sweet Dreams of Yesterday" | 1 | — | ||
| 1971 | "The Final Hour" | 1 | 31 | |
| "Where Do We Go from Here" | 1 | — | ||
| 1972 | "Together Again" | 1 | 7 | |
| "Take Me Home" | 19 | 20 | ||
| 1973 | "But Tomorrow There's Another Day" | 18 | 22 | |
| 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 | — | |
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References
References
- "Hank Smith biography". Canadian Country Music Association.
- (16 December 2013). "Canadian Country Music Association". [[Historica Canada]].
- "Search results for Hank Smith". RPM.
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