Perhaps best known for his distinct yodelling, he charted more than seventy singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980, including the Number One hits 'I'm Movin' On' and 'I Don't Hurt Anymore'. Performing in lavish and colourful sequin-studded suits, Snow had a career covering six decades during which he sold more than 80 million albums, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979.
THERE IS A HANK SNOW MUSEUM CLOSE TO BROOKLYN IN LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, APPROPRIATELY, IT IS HOUSED IN AN ABANDONED TRAIN STATION. VERY WELL DONE
I reckon Hank Snow was better known for his distinctive self taught guitar style. Hank was influenced by the famous Rail road blues singer Jimmie Rodgers and though Hank did copy Rodgers style in his early days, including the "blue yodel" he later abandoned this and developed his own gritty style of singing. His guitar playing was so good he once cut a duet album of guitar music with the late Chet Atkins, master country Guitarist and music producer for RCA Victor. Hank was with RCA Victor label for almost 50 years and towards the end of his waning career RCA dropped him, just before he would have celebrated his half century with that label-always thought that was a bit mean of them.. Hank Snow and his Rainbow ranch boys, with Chubby Hayes on fiddle gave really great live concerts and the singing and playing they did was superlative and sounded as good as, if not equal to their recorded works.
Right Or Wrong
Hank Snow Lyrics
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Though you're gone, I can't forget.
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming,
Still I wake with that same old regret.
All along I knew I'd lose you,
Though I prayed that you'd be true.
In your heart, please just remember,
Right or wrong, I'll always love you.
Though you're gone, I can't forget.
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming,
Still I wake with that same old regret.
All along I knew I'd lose you,
Though I prayed that you'd be true.
Oh Lord, in your heart, please just remember,
Right or wrong, I'm still in love with you.
The song "Right or Wrong" is a ballad that describes a broken heart that still loves, even though the person they love is gone. Hank Snow sings of his undying love for someone who has left him, and that his feelings will not change regardless of whether he was right or wrong to love that person. The lyrics tell the story of an unrequited love that remains even after the departure of the loved one.
The first lines of the song "Right or wrong, I'll always love you" shows that Snow's love is unconditional and that it will never fade. He then goes on to express his regret and sadness that he feels for losing the one he loves, even though he always knew that it was a possibility. He prays that the person he loves will remember him even if he was wrong to love them.
The song highlights the universal experience of unrequited love and the inability to forget someone who is no longer present in one's life. The lyrics are simple and poetic, imbued with melancholy and longing, and Snow's delivery is emotive and heartfelt.
Line by Line Meaning
Right or wrong, I'll always love you.
Despite everything, even if it's not the right thing to do, I will always love you.
Though you're gone, I can't forget.
Even though you are no longer with me, I cannot forget the love we shared.
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming,
Regardless of whether it's right or wrong, I will continue to dream of you and our love.
Still I wake with that same old regret.
Despite my dreams, I still wake up, regretful and sad about the loss of our love.
All along I knew I'd lose you,
From the beginning, I knew that I would eventually lose you and our love would end.
Though I prayed that you'd be true.
Even though I hoped you would remain faithful to me and our love, I still lost you.
Oh Lord, in your heart, please just remember,
I pray to the Lord that even though we are no longer together, you will remember the love we shared in your heart.
Right or wrong, I'm still in love with you.
Regardless of whether it's right or wrong, I am still deeply in love with you.
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: WANDA JACKSON
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Keith Kimmey Sr
Thanks for sharing this one by Hank Snow