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Waco Native Hank Thompson Retires From Performing
Country music veteran Hank Thompson is ending his decades-long career after playing what turned out to be his last show as he was honored by his hometown during the Heart of Texas Fair.
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(November 3, 2007)--A spokesman for country music singer Hank Thompson says Thompson has retired from singing.
The 82-year-old Thompson has been sick with an undisclosed illness and was released from a suburban Dallas hospital on Wednesday.
He is recovering near his suburban Fort Worth home.
Thompson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.
He had 29 hits reach the top 10 on country music charts between 1948 and 1974.
In 1952, his album ``The Wild Side of Life'' reached No. 1.
Some of his most famous songs include ``Humpty Dumpty Heart'' and ``A Six Pack to Go.''
The last show Thompson played was Oct. 8 in his native Waco.
Gov. Rick Perry and Waco Mayor Virginia DuPuy declared that day Hank Thompson Day.
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