Thirteen years ago today, on Nov. 6, 2007, Hank Thompson died after a short battle with lung cancer. The singer was 82 years old. Thompson was born in Waco, Texas, on Sept. 3, 1925, and showed an ...

DALLAS – Hank Thompson has died of lung cancer just days after canceling his tour. The country singer was 82. Thompson died late Tuesday at his home in the Fort Worth suburb of Keller, said ...

Honky-tonk baritone Hank Thompson, the “King of Western Swing” who churned out a string of top 10 country hits during a decades-long career, has died at 82, his family said Wednesday.Thompson ...