70 years ago today, on March 24, 1954 Hank Thompson recorded "The New Green Light" at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. | GatorRock

Remembering Hank Thompson, born Henry William Thompson on September 3, 1925, in Waco, Texas -- he died on November 6, 2007. Thompson's career spanned seven decades. His musical style, characterized as honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. The primary difference between his music a