Personalities | Hank Locklin | Nashville & Beyond | Country

(Vocals, b. 1918)

Best known for a pair of late 1950s and early 1960s hits – ‘Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On’ and ‘Please Help Me, I’m Falling’ – McLellan, Florida-born tenor singer Lawrence Hankins started singing during a slow recovery from an injury as a child. He has been a fixture on the Grand Ole Opry for decades.

Styles & Forms | Nashville & Beyond | Country
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Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music, consultant editor Bob Allen

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