Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was born on May 9th, 1914 in
the sleepy fishing village of Brooklyn, Queens County, on
Nova Scotia's beautiful South Shore, just down the tracks
from Liverpool.
As a boy, Hank faced many difficulties and shortcomings. He
had to face the trauma of his parents' divorce at just
eight years old and he was forced to stay with his
grandparents. He then had to deal with an abusive
grandmother who forbid him to see his mother. He regularly
sneaked out at night and walked the railroad tracks to
Liverpool where his mother was living. Not willing to
return to his grandmother, who would often beat him for
visiting his mom, he would sometimes seek shelter in
Liverpool's railway station, now home of the Hank Snow
Country Music Centre.
Review about Hank Snow Not Hank Snow's Lyrics | Reviewer: Ken Bolton
------ About the song Dangerous Dan Mcgrew performed by Hank Snow
Much as I like seeing a fellow Canadian get credit, Hank Snow did not write the lyrics for Dangerous Dan McGrew. They are, of course, from the poem by Robert W. Service, a Scot who based much of his most famous verse on his experiences in the Klondike (that's Canada, too, folks) in the early days of the last century. Incidentally, there is a little-known vinyl CD of Service's World War I poetry put to music by Country Joe MacDonald (of Country Joe & The Fish fame, for those who were conscious during the '60s). If anyone knows where I could lay my hands on a copy, I'd love to hear.
Way back in the 50"s i was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. One of the airmen there could recite all of the dangerous McGrew from memory. all this time I wondered about Dangerous Dan until now that I Goodled him. It sure brings back a lot memories, Thanks you for making my night.
it was margaret rutherford who played miss marple in murder most foul, and not dame may witty.both wonderful actresses.ms rutherford made 4 miss marple movies:murder she said,murder at the ahoy,murder at the gallop and of course murder most foul.if you shop around on the net you can buy them all, either as a boxed set or as individual films, in my opinion worth buying just for ms rutherfords performance as the sleuth alone!
I am watching a movie at this moment on Turner Movie Classics called."Murder Most Foul" with Dame May Witty as Miss Marple. As part of her investigation, she convinces the directror or producer of the theatre group to give her an audition and she proceeds to quote "Dangerous Dan McGrew" in part and it was delightful.
I enjoyed it so much and hadn't heard it in many years, so I googled it and there it was in its' entirety. Thank you so much. Where can I get a recording of it? Renee Sinrod
My father in law sang "All Around The Water Tank" something about "cold n'grieved and hungary, the talk it is the same, (something, something) it is in vain. Can you help me?
in the long and distant past i've often thought of hank snow's lyrics
of dangerous dan mcgrew. the voice and the lyrics combined, really made it a pleasure to listen to.
I personally can't think of anyone who could do more justice to this song than Hank Snow.
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