American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Another “Hank” Became a Star in Nashville With His First of Seven No. 1 Hits—a Song His Record Label Originally Rejected

Before there was Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and George Jones, there was Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Marty Robbins, and the legendary Hank Snow. Without those four predecessors, the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With the Record-Tying Song That Put Him on the Path to Stardom

On this day (October 30) in 1950, Hank Snow was atop all three Billboard country charts with “I’m Moving On,” his first No. 1 single. The song stayed at the top for 21 weeks, tying Eddie Arnold’s ...