Photo: RCA Records / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Hank Snow is, to me, the embodiment of country music's durability. A boy from rural Liverpool, Nova Scotia who could yodel charted more than eighty-five singles and recorded a staggering one hundred forty albums between 1950 and 1980. Those numbers alone command respect, but what I genuinely love is his stubborn consistency, the refusal to chase trends across three decades. The Hall of Fame honors were inevitable, yet they almost undersell him. His guitar and voice still carry a weathered honesty that lands today. He was a craftsman first and a star second, and that ordering matters.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hank Snow
- Name (Japanese)
- ハンク・スノウ
- Reading
- はんく・すのう
- Born
- May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / composer / singer / songwriter / yodeler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1979 Canadian Music Hall of Fame
- 1999 Grammy Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.hanksnow.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank%20Snow
Frequently asked questions
When was Hank Snow born?
May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999.
Where is Hank Snow from?
Hank Snow is from Nova Scotia, Canada.
What does Hank Snow do?
Hank Snow works as guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, yodeler.
Guitarist — see all → · Composer — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.