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Henry W. Thompson
Henry William Thompson (2 March 1839 – 21 September 1906) was a sailor, ship's chandler and politician in the State of South Australia. History Thompson was born at Rotherhithe, England, the second son of John Thompson, a London shipbuilder, and was educated at Wick Hall College, Hackney Wick, Hackney, where he won the silver medal in 1852. He went to sea at an early age, for some time with the West Indies mail service, and in the transport service. In 1854 he joined the Royal Navy, and was signed to the Black Sea fleet, on board H.M.S. Queen, in the Bosphorus for the duration of the Crimean War. He then returned to the mercantile service and served as first mate on the ''New Margaret'' until arriving in South Australia in 1860, when he joined the interstate coastal service. He left the sea, finding employment with Clarke, McKenzie, & Co., ship's chandlers at Port Adelaide, South Australia, Port Adelaide, and remained with that firm until 1871, when the business was sold. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry William Thompson
Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by ''Billboard Magazine, Billboard''. Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound that Bob Wills and others played; the primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged; however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in top-40 country hits. Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
