May 7, 2021

May 7 Remembering  legendary Canadian “Singing Soldier”  Hank LaRiviere (a.k.a. Hank Rivers) , January 23, 1917-May 7, 1996. Outstanding singer/yodeller and composer and radio/TV performer, with a distinctive voice and always clear diction. Check out the www.hankrivers.com website.  The Country Music Archive have compiled a 28 track album featuring several of his hits and own compositions as well as some familiar songs made popular by the likes of Jimmie Rodgers (Desert Blues & Everybody Does It In Hawaii), Wilf Carter (How My Yodeling Days began) and Gene Autry (Goodbye Mary Dear).
https://country-music-archive.com/country-cds/hank-lariviere-hank-rivers-cd-441/