Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Chart singles  





2 References  














Hank Smith (singer)






العربية
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Hank Smith
Born(1934-09-15)September 15, 1934
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
DiedOctober 19, 2002(2002-10-19) (aged 68)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1963–1999
LabelsQuality

Hank Smith, CM (September 15, 1934 – October 19, 2002)[1] was a Canadian country music singer.

He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and moved to Canada in 1957. He founded the band Wild Rose Country in 1963 and recorded ten albums.[1] Twelve of Smith's singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including five which went to Number One.

Hank Smith was the founding president of the Academy of Country Music Entertainment in 1976, now the Canadian Country Music Association.[2]

Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994.[3]

Chart singles

[edit]
Year Single Chart Positions[4]
CAN Country CAN AC
1970 "Sharing the Good Life" 42
"Morgen" 44
"Sweet Dreams of Yesterday" 1
1971 "The Final Hour" 1 31
"Where Do We Go from Here" 1
1972 "Together Again" 1 7
"Take Me Home" 19 20
1973 "But Tomorrow There's Another Day" 18 22
1975 "Everybody's Going to the Country" 1
"If You Don't Laugh, I Promise I Won't Cry" 15
1976 "Give Me a Country Song" 29
1978 "Baby Sittin' with the Blues" 57

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Hank Smith biography". Canadian Country Music Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  • ^ "Canadian Country Music Association". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  • ^ "Order of Canada: Hank Smith". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  • ^ "Search results for Hank Smith". RPM. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hank_Smith_(singer)&oldid=1224053876"

    Categories: 
    Members of the Order of Canada
    1934 births
    2002 deaths
    People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen
    Canadian country singers
    Canadian expatriates in Germany
    Musicians from Edmonton
    20th-century Canadian male singers
    Singers from Alberta
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Articles with hCards
    Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts
    Articles with ISNI identifiers
    Articles with VIAF identifiers
    Articles with WorldCat Entities identifiers
    Articles with GND identifiers
     



    This page was last edited on 15 May 2024, at 23:49 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki