Hank Penny

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Born
18 August 1918
Born In
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Died
17 April 1992 (aged 73)
Herbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. He was married to country singer Sue Thompson from 1953-63. Penny was the leader of the Radio Cowboys, which featured guitarist Julian Akins, steel guitarist Sammy Forsmark, tenor banjo player Louis Damont, bassist Carl Stewart, and vocalist, guitarist, and fiddler Sheldon Bennett in the 1930s. At WLW Radio in Cincinnati during… read more
Herbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. He was married to country singer … read more
Herbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. He was married to country singer Sue Thompson from 1953-63. Penny was the leader of the Radio Cowboys, wh… read more

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1 Hank Penny: Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions Flamin' Mamie
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2 Hank Penny: Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon
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3 Play track Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions Taxes, Taxes
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4 Hank Penny: Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions Progressive Country Music For A Hollywood Flapper
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5 Play track The Hangover Let Me Play With Your Poodle
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6 Hank Penny: Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions Mister And Mississippi
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7 Hank Penny: Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions White Shotguns
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8 King of Hillbilly Bebop Bloodshot Eyes
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9 Hank Selection My In-Laws Made an Outlaw Out of Me
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10 King of Hillbilly Bebop Got The Louisiana Blues
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Albums

  1. 7,721 listeners

    2000 · 30 tracks

    Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions
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  2. 2,042 listeners

    1 Jan 2004 · 30 tracks

    Hank Penny: Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions
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  3. 409 listeners

    2003 · 50 tracks

    King of Hillbilly Bebop
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  4. 285 listeners

    5 Mar 2013 · 16 tracks

    Crazy Rhythms
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