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Hank Penny

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

October 18, 1918(73)

Day of Death

April 17, 1992

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Also Known As

Herbert Clayton PennyHank Penny and His Plantation Boys
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Hank Penny

Acting

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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