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Hank Thompson | BaseballLibrary.com (1054 words) |
 | Thompson was the first fl player for both the Browns and the Giants, and when he batted against the Dodgers' Don Newcombe in 1949, it was the first time in ML history a fl batter faced a fl pitcher. |
| Thompson, who was also the first fl to play for the St. |
| Thompson is the first to do this since Terry Moore hit two for the Cardinals at Forbes Field on this same date in 1939. |
| Hank Thompson - Music Downloads - Online (601 words) |
| Bio: Hank Thompson was perhaps the most popular Western swing musician of the '50s and '60s, keeping the style alive with a top-notch band, tremendous showmanship, and a versatility that allowed him to expand his repertoire into romantic ballads and hardcore honky tonk numbers. |
| Thompson continued to score hit after hit during the '50s, including 21 songs that reached the Top 20 on the country charts and five Top Tens in the year 1954 alone. |
| Thompson continued to record and tour and his singles charted regularly during the '70s all the way up to 1983, though he never matched the level of success he'd enjoyed in the '50s and early '60s. |
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