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Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007), known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades.
Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.
His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. The primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged; however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in Top 40 country hits.
Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recording artist and concert draw well into his 80s.
The 1987 novel Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb was inspired by Thompson's life, specifically by his practice of picking up a local band to back him when he toured. In 2009 Cobb's novel was turned into a successful film directed by Scott Cooper and starring Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges. 

Tracklisting CD 1:
1. If I Lose You Tomorrow (2:56)
2. I'll Set My Teardrops To Music (2:43)
3. Number One On The Hurt Parade (2:26)
4. I've Got A Date With A Teardrop (2:27)
5. Clubs, Spades, Diamonds And Hearts (2:30)
6. The Great Society (1:57)
7. On Tap, In The Can, Or In The Bottle (2:27)
8. Let The Four Winds Choose (2:51)
9. New Blackboard Of My Heart (2:24)
10. Smoky The Bar (2:31)
11. The Big One Got Away (2:01)
12. Lend Me A Dollar (2:44)
13. Where Is The Circus (2:33)
14. Love Walked Out Long Before She Did (2:22)
15. He's Got A Way With Women (2:49)
16. I See Them Everywhere (2:11)
17. Green Light (2:10)
18. Most Of All (2:56)
19. Whoa Sailor (2:09)
20. Humpty Dumpty Heart (2:44)
21. Squaws Along The Yukon (2:26)
22. Today (2:57)
23. Breaking The Rules (2:38)
24. Tomorrow Night (2:53)
25. Wildwood Flower (2:53)
26. John Henry (2:18)
27. Take The 'a' Train (3:16)
28. Brazos Valley Blues (2:50)
29. La Golondrina (3:04)
30. Steel Guitar Rag (2:05)
31. Turkey On The Strings (2:16)
32. Chihuahua Polka (2:04)
33. Ja-Da (2:46)

Tracklisting CD 2:
1. When The Saints Go Marching In (2:46)
2. Fiddleitis (2:46)
3. Maiden's Prayer/Faded Love (2:56)
4. Salute To Bob (2:27)
5. Cold Cold Heart (3:15)
6. I'm Movin' On (2:29)
7. Six Days On The Road (2:46)
8. Walking The Floor Over You (2:41)
9. She Thinks I Still Care (2:45)
10. Together Again (2:47)
11. Slipping Around (2:07)
12. Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette (2:59)
13. He'll Have To Go (2:24)
14. Sixteen Tons (2:40)
15. Pop A Top (2:26)
16. New Records On The Jukebox (2:47)
17. Cocaine Blues (3:07)
18. Bright Lights And Blonde Haired Women (2:46)
19. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (2:16)
20. Ace In The Hole (2:42)
21. Let's Get Drunk And Be Somebody (2:33)
22. My Rough And Rowdy Ways (2:25)
23. Drunkard's Blues [Take][Take 14] (3:53)
24. Girl In The Night [Take][Take 19] (3:09)
25. The Pathway Of My Life (4:27)
26. At Certain Times (2:51)
27. Mutiny On The Monotony (1:56)
28. Drunkard's Blues [Take][Take 9] (3:55)
29. Girl In The Night [Take][Take 18] (3:16)

Tracklisting CD 3:
1. Oklahoma Hills (2:33)
2. Dusty Skies (2:57)
3. Dear Okie (2:15)
4. Oklahoma Home Brew (1:57)
5. The Everlasting Hills Of Oklahoma (2:39)
6. Take Me Back To Tulsa (2:16)
7. Guthrie (With Strings} (3:29)
8. Happy Oklahoma (2:42)
9. O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A (2:37)
10. Homesick,lonesome, Hillbilly Okie (2:20)
11. Big Boat Across Oklahoma (2:13)
12. Oklahoma Stomp (2:55)
13. Guthrie (W/O Strings) (3:33)
14. I'm Afraid I Lied (2:36)
15. But That's All Right (With Strings) (2:16)
16. One Of The Fortunate Few (With Strings) (3:03)
17. Take It All Away (2:09)
18. Cozy Inn (2:47)
19. Everybody Loves A Pretty Baby (3:29)
20. Where My Sweet Baby Used To Walk (2:29)
21. Next Time I Fall In Love [I Won't] (2:49)
22. I'd Do It Again (3:05)
23. Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love (2:11)
24. Waiting In The Lobby Of Your Heart (2:43)
25. We've Gone Too Far (2:50)
26. The Wild Side Of Life (2:58)
27. Yesterday's Girl (3:11)
28. It's Better To Have Loved A Little (2:47)
29. But That's All Right [W/O Strings] (2:21)
30. One Of The Fortunate Few [W/O Strings] (3:04)

Tracklisting CD 4:
1. I'll Be Around (2:50)
2. Gloria (2:55)
3. Glow Worm (2:40)
4. Be My Life's Companion (3:03)
5. Paper Doll (2:41)
6. Till Then (2:31)
7. You Always Hurt The One You Love (2:44)
8. Cab Driver (2:23)
9. Lazy River (2:40)
10. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (2:50)
11. Across The Alley From The Alamo (2:18)
12. Promise Her Anything (2:28)
13. The Mark Of A Heel (3:35)
14. I've Come Awful Close (2:52)
15. That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk (2:20)
16. Fifteen Dollar Draw (3:20)
17. Roses In The Wine (2:35)
18. Teardrops On The Rocks (2:42)
19. The Older The Violin, The Sweeter The Music (2:34)
20. Kindly Keep It Country (2:39)
21. Jill's Jack In The Box (2:40)
22. The Lord Knows I'm Drinking (2:53)
23. Loving On Back Streets (2:55)
24. Southern Loving (2:17)
25. It's Four In The Morning (3:02)
26. Behind Closed Doors (2:58)
27. I Ain't Never (2:01)
28. A Six Pack To Go (2:29)
29. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (2:29)
30. Whatever's Left (2:45)
31. The Corner Of My Life (3:13)
32. I Recall A Gypsy Woman (2:52)

Tracklisting CD 5:
1. Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon (2:35)
2. Who Left The Door To Heaven Open (2:48)
3. The Same Old Way [Take][Take 4] (3:07)
4. Let It Burn (2:37)
5. Red Necks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer (2:32)
6. Country Bumpkin (3:22)
7. There's A Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In) (2:38)
8. Wait A Little Longer Baby (2:40)
9. Mama Don't Allow No Music (3:54)
10. Fair Weather Love (2:27)
11. After You Have Made Me Over (2:56)
12. That's Just My Truckin' Luck (2:48)
13. Mississippi Sam (3:17)
14. Answer Me, My Love (2:57)
15. Ramblin' Rose (2:19)
16. Mona Lisa (3:14)
17. A Blossom Fell (2:33)
18. It's Only A Paper Moon (2:26)
19. If I May (2:41)
20. Too Young (2:26)
21. The Gypsy (2:44)
22. Pretend (2:32)
23. That's All There Is, There Isn't Any More (2:06)
24. Oh Mary Don't You Weep (2:17)
25. Annie Over (2:51)
26. Hangover Tavern (2:38)
27. She's Just A Whole Lot Like You (3:03)
28. The Same Old Way [Take][Take 6] (2:35)

Tracklisting CD 6:
1. Modine (3:15)
2. Golden Turnpike In The Sky (3:40)
3. I Lost My Love To A Trick Drivin' Man (2:15)
4. Movin' On (2:24)
5. Trucker's Lullaby (2:45)
6. Fifteen Miles To Clarksville (2:20)
7. Asphalt Cowboy (2:50)
8. Truck Driver's Turn Them On (3:14)
9. Play For Me One Polka (2:14)
10. Big Band Days (2:50)
11. Bring Back The Waltzes (2:15)
12. Three Little Swigs (2:11)
13. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (2:38)
14. Bummin' Around (2:55)
15. Just One Step Away (2:41)
16. Absent Minded Me (2:41)
17. Comin' In For Rye (2:34)
18. Johnny On The Spot (2:39)
19. Simple Simon, Simple Heart (2:21)
20. It Gets More Like Monday Everyday (2:43)
21. When You've Seen One Broken Heart (2:56)
22. Just An Old Flame (3:15)
23. Tell Me When The Flag Is Passing By (2:56)
24. Time Wounds All Heels (2:49)

Tracklisting CD 7:
1. Ages And Ages Ago (3:10)
2. She Loves The One She's With (2:39)
3. If Worst Come To Worst (3:01)
4. Window In My Heart (2:49)
5. If I Had One Ounce Of Sense (2:50)
6. We Don't Love There Anymore (2:58)
7. Cheaters Never Win (2:36)
8. Dance With Me Molly (2:48)
9. Point Of No Return (2:26)
10. Signs Of Love (2:17)
11. That Want You, Need You, Got To Have Yuo Feelin' (2:05)
12. Through The Bottom Of The Glass (2:34)
13. I Hear The South Callin' Me (2:22)
14. Tony's Tank-Up, Drive-In Cafe (2:33)
15. Money Trouble And Love (3:13)
16. I'm Just Gettin' By (2:47)
17. Have A Good Time (2:33)
18. World's Greatest Feelin' (2:20)
19. Take Me Back To Tulsa (2:26)
20. Gettin' Down, Gettin' Together, Gettin' In Love (3:22)
21. Texans And Okies (2:33)
22. Rollin' In Your Sweet Sunshine (2:29)
23. One Hell Of A Weekend (2:46)
24. You're Poppin' Tops (2:39)
25. Star Of Th Starlight Saloon (2:33)
26. The King Of Western Swing (2:08)
27. A Little More Country (2:32)
28. If I Were In Your Shoes (2:44)
29. Pistol Packing Mama (2:32)
30. Driving Nails In My Coffin (2:13)
31. Whatever Happened To Mary (2:56)
32. The Convict And The Rose (3:06)

Tracklisting CD 8:
1. All That Goes Up (3:13)
2. Big Boat Across Oklahoma (2:17)
3. Cocaine Blues (3:12)
4. Drop Me Gently (So My Heart Won't Break) (2:28)
5. Shame On You (2:23)
6. Rockin' In the Congo (2:23)
7. Stars and Strips On Iwo Jima (3:10)
8. Take the 'a' Train (3:08)
9. Hello Request Line (2:48)
10. Let's Stop What We Started (3:14)
11. Honey's Mobile Love Repair