But as a Tennessean on the brink of retirement would respond six months later, “from the start most every heart that’s ever broken was because there always was a man to blame.” Kitty Wells, an RCA ...

On this day (September 3) in 1925, Henry William Thompson was born in Waco, Texas. After serving in World War II with the United States Navy and studying at Princeton University, he decided to pursue ...

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 ...

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., ...