Editing Hank Snow (section)

==Career==
===Early music career===
Snow bought a new guitar and, playing in the style of Jimmie Rodgers, performed in a fish house and a [[minstrel show]] in [[Bridgewater, Nova Scotia|Bridgewater]]. He later auditioned for Halifax radio station [[CHNS-FM|CHNS]], and was hired for a Saturday evening show. He adopted the stage name "Hank, The Yodeling Ranger," and performed in various venues, gaining popularity through radio broadcasts.<ref name="HankSnow" />

===Canadian years===
Snow auditioned for RCA Victor in [[Montreal, Quebec]] in 1936, securing a recording contract. His weekly CBC radio show and touring brought him national recognition in Canada, and in the late 1940s his records began to gain popularity with American country music stations.

===Nashville===
Snow moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in 1949, releasing records for RCA Victor under the name "Hank Snow, the Singing Ranger." His performance at the [[Grand Ole Opry]] in 1950 brought him widespread attention in the United States. His song "[[I'm Moving On (Hank Snow song)|I'm Moving On]]" became a number-one hit, holding the top spot for 21 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Streaming Statistics of Hank Snow |url=https://spacemedia.uk/stats/artist/3fq6r0bSIm4McymHKNMk4S |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=spacemedia.uk}}</ref> Other number-one hits followed, including "[[The Golden Rocket]]" and "[[The Rhumba Boogie]]".<ref>{{Citation | title = Boogie Bobs records | url = http://www.boogiebobsrecords.com/component/page,shop.cart/func,cartAdd/product_id,38949/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,1/vmcchk,1/ | access-date = 14 December 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082651/http://www.boogiebobsrecords.com/component/page,shop.cart/func,cartAdd/product_id,38949/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,1/vmcchk,1/ | archive-date = 2011-07-08 | url-status = dead }}</ref> His rendition of Australian country singer [[Geoff Mack]]'s "[[I've Been Everywhere]]" popularized the song in North America. While performing in [[Renfro Valley]], Snow worked with a young [[Hank Williams]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jim |date=2012-10-17 |title=DUQUESNE PENNSYLVANIA – THE SONG! |url=https://duquesnehunky.com/2012/10/17/duquesne-pennsylvania-the-song/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The Duquesne Hunky |language=en}}</ref> In 1953, ''Billboard'' reported that Snow's son, Jimmie Rodgers Snow, had signed with RCA Victor and would record with his father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8QwEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Jimmy+Rogers+Snow%22&pg=PA42|title=Billboard|page=42|date=7 February 1953|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|access-date=11 October 2021|via=Google Books|archive-date=3 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303220937/https://books.google.com/books?id=8QwEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Jimmy+Rogers+Snow%22&pg=PA42|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rainbow Ranch===
After the success of "I've Been Everywhere" and "I'm Movin' On," Snow purchased a ranch home in [[Madison, Tennessee]], which he named [[Rainbow Ranch (Nashville, Tennessee)|Rainbow Ranch]]. In recent years the home has been restored by Snow's family.<ref name="WOC">{{cite news |last1=Sawyer |first1=Bobbie Jean |title=You Can Spend the Night at Hank Snow's Ranch |url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/can-spend-night-hank-snows-ranch/ |access-date=7 December 2022 |publisher=Wide Open Country |date=21 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207160818/https://www.wideopencountry.com/can-spend-night-hank-snows-ranch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The home was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee]] on November 27, 2018.<ref name="NRHP">{{cite web |title=National Register Digital Assets - Rainbow Ranch |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/100003154 |website=npgallery |publisher=National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=7 December 2022 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207003659/https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/100003154 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Elvis Presley===
Snow helped launch the career of [[Elvis Presley]] by giving him stage time at the Grand Ole Opry and by introducing him to [[Colonel Tom Parker]]. They formed a management partnership, but Snow eventually left the management team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Amy |date=2022-11-15 |title=Memories of Elvis Presley and Col. Tom Parker from an Insider |url=https://countryreunionmusic.com/memories-of-elvis-presley-and-col-tom-parker-from-an-insider/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Country Reunion Music |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Later career===
Snow continued to reference Canada in his work, such as in his 1968 album ''My Nova Scotia Home''. He was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1978 and several Canadian music halls of fame. His autobiography, ''The Hank Snow Story'', was published in 1994. He also established the Hank Snow International Foundation For Prevention Of Child Abuse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame Inductees - Canadian Country Music Association |url=https://members.ccma.org/cgi/page.cgi/hall_of_fame_inductees.html?log=view&log_id=5 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=members.ccma.org}}</ref>