August 13, 2015. Western Head, N.S. Hank Snow.

Hank Snow was a local boy who made good.  He was born in 1914, in Brooklyn, just beside Liverpool, our little town.  His upbringing was not easy and at age 12 he left home to work on ships, all the time singing and composing his songs.   During his life time he wrote over 800 songs and his songs were number 1 on the charts for longer than anyone before or since.  He died in 1999.

In Liverpool there is a Hank Snow Museum, held in the old railroad station.   It is worth a visit.  Every Wednesday, Gill used to attend a concert at noon outside the Museum.  People brought their lawn chairs and ate dollar hot dogs and enjoyed a group perform the Hank Snow tunes.  According to Gill, some groups are better than others, but everyone enjoyed singing along.   Everyone knew every song.

Each August for the past 10 years, a Hank Snow Tribute has been held in Queens County.  It started out as a one day event at Summerville Beach.   On August 23 a four day event will be held at the Elmira Center in town.   Performers from far and near will be here to sing and play.  Hundreds of people stay in their RV's.   Concerts are held in the morning, the afternoon and at night, all at the Queens Place Elmira Center.   It is a great facility even with ice at your feet.   This Hank Snow Tribute is a big deal for Liverpool because Hank Snow was a big time musician, who hailed from Queen's County.   Most of his life he lived in Nashville but the locals still call him a home town boy who made good!!