Tommy Hancock
Thomas O. Hancock (March 25, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American musician widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music. Hancock was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, and his grandmother had him classically trained in violin. At age 16, Tommy joined the military and traveled overseas as a paratrooper and military policeman, serving in the Pacific towards the end of World War II. Upon his discharge at the end of the war, he returned to Lubbock, where he led a popular swing band called the Roadside Playboys. The Playboys had various members over time, including performers such as guitarist Sonny Curtis and fiddler Benjamin "Tex" Logan.
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Tommy Hancock
Thomas O. Hancock (March 25, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American musician widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music. Hancock was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, and his grandmother had him classically trained in violin. At age 16, Tommy joined the military and traveled overseas as a paratrooper and military policeman, serving in the Pacific towards the end of World War II. Upon his discharge at the end of the war, he returned to Lubbock, where he led a popular swing band called the Roadside Playboys. The Playboys had various members over time, including performers such as guitarist Sonny Curtis and fiddler Benjamin "Tex" Logan.
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Thomas O. Hancock (March 25, 1 ...... 2020, Hancock died at age 90.
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تومي هانكوك (بالإنجليزية: Tommy Hancock) هو موسيقي أمريكي، ولد في 25 مارس 1929.
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Thomas O. Hancock (March 25, 1 ...... fiddler Benjamin "Tex" Logan.
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تومي هانكوك (بالإنجليزية: Tommy Hancock) هو موسيقي أمريكي، ولد في 25 مارس 1929.
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تومي هانكوك
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