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Hank Snow 

Hank Snow represents the archetypal rise from marginal existence to iconic status—without romantic distortion: his career began with improvisation and calculated risk. At his 1936 audition for RCA Victor in Montreal, he simply claimed to have original songs—and wrote them overnight. Prisoned Cowboy and Lonesome Blue Yodel were technically simple, but sufficient to launch a recording career that would span more than six decades.

His formative years were defined not by comfort, but by hardship: escape from an abusive stepfather, work as a cabin boy in the North Atlantic, and musical socialization through records by Vernon Dalhart and Jimmie Rodgers. From this emerged a clearly identifiable style—most notably the blue yodel as a defining expressive element.

His early RCA Canada recordings achieved regional success but failed to penetrate the U.S. market. Only an external disruption—the 1948 recording ban by the American Federation of Musicians—led to the release of his Canadian masters in the United States. The decisive breakthrough followed in 1950 with I’m Moving On: 44 weeks on the charts, 21 of them at No. 1—a clear indicator of exceptional market impact.

The Bear Family Records® website documents this trajectory with high precision and provides one of the most reliable discographic and historical references available.

The long-term preservation of this cultural legacy is ensured by the Friends Of The Hank Snow Society. Their mandate: to promote traditional country music, operate a museum in Nova Scotia, and organize key events such as the Summer Festival and the Hank Snow Tribute Show—functioning as the institutional backbone of Hank Snow’s legacy.

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Singing Ranger Vol.2 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Hank Snow: Singing Ranger Vol.2 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15476

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4-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 15-page book, 112 tracks. Playing time approx. 297 mns. ...picks up from 'I'm Moving On', and continues to 1958. During these years, Hank Snow became one of the standard-bearers of traditional country...
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Singing Ranger Vol.1 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Hank Snow: Singing Ranger Vol.1 (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15426

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Hank Snow – Box BCD15426 (EN) With the Hank Snow Box (BCD15426), Bear Family Records presents an impressive tribute to one of the most influential artists in classic country music. Hank Snow, “The Singing Ranger,” shaped the sound of...
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Singing Ranger Vol.3 (12-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Hank Snow: Singing Ranger Vol.3 (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15502

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12-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 44-page book, 327 tracks. Playing time approx. 890 mns. This giant set (327 recordings!) takes the Hank Snow story into the '60s. The times they might have been changing, but Hank was still keeping it...
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Snow On Christmas (CD)
Hank Snow: Snow On Christmas (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16980

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1-CD-Album digipac (4-plated) with 32-page booklet, 21 tracks. Playing time approx. 56 mns. A completely expanded version of his Christmas LP, now including all of his commercial and non-commercial seasonal recordings! Hank Snow...
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The Goldrush Is Over - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
Hank Snow: The Goldrush Is Over - Gonna Shake This Shack... Art-Nr.: BCD16813

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1-CD-Album with 40-page booklet, 30 tracks, playing time 76:57 minutes. Another incredible release in Bear Family's standard-raising 'Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight' series. Many of the greatest recordings by one of the top country...
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Snow In Hawaii (CD)
Hank Snow: Snow In Hawaii (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16429

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1-CD Digipak (4-plated) with 19-page booklet, 28 tracks. Playing time approx. 75 mns​. During his earliest years in Nova Scotia, Hank Snow (1914-1999) was attracted to the soothing sound of a Hawaiian steel guitar. "Mother saw an...
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Snow Under Western Skies (CD)
Hank Snow: Snow Under Western Skies (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16428

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1-CD Digipak (4-plated) with 23-page booklet, 31 tracks. Playing time approx. 85 mns. Before 22-year-old Hank Snow auditioned at the Montreal offices of RCA Victor's Canadian Division in October 1936, Repertoire and Recording Manager...
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Hank Snow's Most Requested Of All Time
Hank Snow: Hank Snow's Most Requested Of All Time Art-Nr.: BCD17351

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​Contains 18 classic Hank Snow tracks in crystal clear, remastered sound! Contains detailed liner notes by Randy Fox, chronicling the stories behind each song! One previously unissued instrumental! 20-page booklet with many rare photos...
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Snow South Of The Border (CD)
Hank Snow: Snow South Of The Border (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16430

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1-CD-Album Digipak (4-plated) with 23-page booklet, 33 tracks. Playing time approx. 85 mns. August 1950: an era when pop music flirted with Latin American mambos and sambas and country music couldn't get enough boogie woogies. Hank Snow...
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Tales Of The Yukon (CD)
Hank Snow: Tales Of The Yukon (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16767

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1-CD-Album with 36-page booklet, 8 tracks. Playing time approx. 38 mns. One of Canada's best-known poets, Robert William Service was a man who celebrated the untamed vastness of the Canadian north, yet Service was from England and spent...
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Snow On The Tracks
Hank Snow: Snow On The Tracks Art-Nr.: BCD16427

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1-CD Digipak (4-plated) with 23-page booklet, 32 tracks. Playing time approx. 85 mns. Of the 840 commercial recordings Hank Snow made between 1936 and 1984, admittedly few are train songs. But thanks to his career-making 1950 hits I'm...
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Wanderin' On - The Best Of The Yodelling
Hank Snow: Wanderin' On - The Best Of The Yodelling Art-Nr.: BCD16661

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1-CD with 20-page booklet, 25 tracks, playing time 73:07 minutes. Before he was a star in Nashville, Hank Snow was a star in Canada. A big star in Canada. For years, collectors throughout the world tried to find his rare Canadian...
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Collector's Series Volume 2 (CD)
Hank Snow: Collector's Series Volume 2 (CD) Art-Nr.: CD227926

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(BMG Music) 8 tracks
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I'm Moving On - I've Been Everywhere (7inch, 45rpm)
Hank Snow: I'm Moving On - I've Been Everywhere (7inch,... Art-Nr.: 45URC1188

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(RCA) 2 tracks - Canadian reissue with overdubbed chorus & piano
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