Hank Smith

Hank Smith

voc, CA
Singer of World, Rock and Country
A.k.a. Heinz Schmidt

Canadian rockabilly/country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and bassist. Originally from Germany, emigrated to Edmonton, Alberta in 1957. In 1958 Formed The Rock-A-Tunes and Rock-A-Tune Records in Edmonton in 1958 with Butch McGillis. When the rest of the Rock-A-Tunes left in 1962 to be the touring band for The Fendermen, Smith formed The Maddisons. Soon changed to country and bluegrass, forming the band Wild Rose Country. Founding president of the Academy of Country Music Entertainment, the organization which preceded the Canadian Country Music Association. Inducted into the CCMA Hall of Fame in 1994. In 2004 the CCMA created The Hank Smith Award of Excellence in his honour. b. September 15, 1934 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria d. October 19, 2002 - Edmonton, Alberta

Genres

World
Rock
Country
Pop

Plays With

The Maddisons

The Rock-A-Tunes

Popular Tracks

Snake Bite on Early Canadian Rockers Vol. 5 by Various Artists

Run the Numbers on Impulse by Hank Smith & Lindsey Tims

Rock'n'roll Hep Cat on Rock'n'roll Hep Cat by Various Artists

Frantic on Impulse by Hank Smith & Lindsey Tims

Courthouse Falls on Impulse by Hank Smith & Lindsey Tims

Heyr, Himmna Smithur on Impulse by Hank Smith & Lindsey Tims

Way of the Road on Impulse by Hank Smith & Lindsey Tims

Family Secrets - Kith and Kin, Scene 3: Cemetery on Family Secrets: Kith and Kin by Daniel Thomas Davis, Andrea Edith Moore & Timothy Myers

Nervous Breakdown on Impulse by Hank Smith & Lindsey Tims

Family Secrets - Kith and Kin, Scene 2: Net (Dream Music) on Family Secrets: Kith and Kin by Daniel Thomas Davis, Andrea Edith Moore & Timothy Myers

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Just Plain Country	Hank Smith	1979	Album
Baby Sittin With The Blues	Hank Smith	1978	Single
The Final Hour	Hank Smith	1971	Single
Morgen	Hank Smith	1970	Single
Country With Strings 'N' Things	Hank Smith	1970	Album
The New Country Sounds Of Hank Smith	Hank Smith	1970	Album
Sharing The Good Life (With You)	Hank Smith	1969	Single
Ten Golden Years Of Country	Hank Smith With The Rodgers Brothers Band		Album
Dark Skies	Hank Smith with The Rodgers Brothers Band		Album
Country My Way	Hank Smith		Album
Blue Grass Express	Hank Smith & The Rodgers Brothers Band		Album
Country Music Blue Grass Style	Hank Smith & The Rodgers Brothers Band		Album
Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	Hank Smith and The Rodgers Brothers Band		Album
Bluegrass Music's Here To Stay	Hank Smith and the The Rodgers Bros.		Album

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