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In the early 2000s, his son (Hank Adam Locklin) encouraged his father to return to the recording studio. In 2001, Locklin's first album in decades was released, titled Generations in Song . The project was produced by his son and featured session instrumentation from some of the original Nashville A-Team.
Hank Locklin, 91, American country music singer, member of Grand Ole Opry. [82] Anna Manahan, 84, Irish actress, multiple organ failure. [83] Zbigniew Religa, 70, Polish cardiac surgeon and politician, Minister of Health (2005–2007), cancer. [84] Robert Soost, 88, American botanist, heart attack. [85] Ernest Trova, 82, American artist, heart ...
Hank Locklin had commercial success as a country artist during the 1950s and 60s with songs like "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On," "It's a Little More Like Heaven" and the crossover pop hit "Please Help Me, I'm Falling." After his commercial momentum waned during the early 1970s, Locklin entered a recording hiatus following the 1970s. [2]
Seven acts achieved their first number ones in 1953: the Carlisles, Goldie Hill, Jim Reeves, the duo of Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky, the Davis Sisters, Mitchell Torok, and Hank Locklin. [4] In addition to having his first number one as a performer with " Caribbean ", Torok also wrote the song " Mexican Joe ", which gave Jim Reeves his first ...
Hank Locklin spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one with "Please Help Me, I'm Falling". Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1960, five different songs topped the chart, which at the time was published under the title Hot C&W Sides, C&W being ...
Country Hall of Fame is a studio album by American country singer–songwriter Hank Locklin. It was released in February 1968 via RCA Victor Records and contained 12 tracks. The album was co-produced by Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis. The album's name was derived from its single of the same, which became Locklin's first major hit in several years.
Dan Kerwin, 23, attended a Recovery Works program in the spring, and his sister found him dead of an overdose during the July 4th weekend. Tabatha Roland, 24, suffered a fatal overdose in April — one week after graduating from Recovery Works. And in November, Ryan Poland, 24, died of an overdose. He too was a Recovery Works graduate.
In 1960, Hank Locklin had the biggest hit single of his career with the song "Please Help Me, I'm Falling." The song became his second to top the country charts and also crossed over into the pop market, becoming a top ten hit there. Its success elevated Locklin's career and he had further fits after the single.