Hank Penny

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 18, 1918

died

April 17, 1992

place of birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

also known as

Herbert Clayton Penny · Hank Penny and His Plantation Boys

total credits

2 movies

Biography

Herbert Clayton "Hank" Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992), was an American country singer mainly in the Western swing genre. He blended country and western music with dixieland, swing, and most notably bebop jazz styles, earning the nickname “the king of hillbilly bebop”. He also worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. Penny was married to country singer Sue Thompson from 1953–63.

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