Hank Snow - Spanish Fireball '1967

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Canadas greatest contribution to country music, Hank Snow was famous for his
traveling songs. Its no wonder. At age 12 he ran away from his Nova Scotia home
and joined the Merchant Marines, working as a cabin boy and laborer for four
years. Once back on shore, he listened to Jimmie Rodgers records and started
playing in public, building up a following in Halifax. His original nickname,
the Yodelling Ranger, was modified to the Singing Ranger when his high voice
changed to the great baritone that graced his hit records. In 1950, the year he
became an Opry regular, his self-penned Im Moving On (the first of his many
great traveling songs) became a smash hit, reaching number one and remaining
there for 21 weeks. Golden Rocket (also 1950) and Ive Been Everywhere (1962),
two other hits, show his lifelong love for trains and travel. But he was as much
at home with two other styles, the ballad and the rhumba/boogie. Among his many
great ballads are Bluebird Island (with Anita Carter of the Carter Family), Fool
Such as I, and Hello, Love, a hit when Snow was 60 years old. Snow appeared
regularly on the Opry into the 90s, proving that his incredible voice suffered
no loss of quality over the last half-century, as well as what a tasteful,
understated guitar stylist he is. With small stature and huge voice, Snow was a
country traditionalist who gave much more to the business than he took.

Tracklist:
 01. Hank Snow - Spanish Fireball (02:18)
 02. Hank Snow - Cross the Brazos at Waco (02:01)
 03. Hank Snow - El Paso (04:36)
 04. Hank Snow - Nuevo Laerdo (03:07)
 05. Hank Snow - Adios Amigo (02:06)
 06. Hank Snow - Caribbean (02:31)
 07. Hank Snow - Maria Elena (02:25)
 08. Hank Snow - Vaya Con Dios (03:43)
 09. Hank Snow - Blue Rose of the Rio (02:15)
 10. Hank Snow - Cuba Rhumba (02:23)
 11. Hank Snow - Senorita Rosalita (02:43)

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