Country Star Hank Locklin Passes Away
By: Matt Bjorke
Last Updated: March 9, 2009 11:00 AM
Hank Locklin, one of the first country music artists to enjoy popularity among pop music fans, died Sunday at the age of 91. His song, “Please Help Me I’m Falling” reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top 100. Other hits included “Geisha Girl” and, more notably, “Send Me the Pillow that You Dream On.” While they did not record it, U2 paid tribute to Hank in concert by performing his song “Wild Irish Rose.” Hank began recording in the 1950s. By the 1970s, new artists had passed him by. His final album was “By the Grace of God: The Gospel Album,” released in 2006.
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Rick says:
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2009
"Please Help Me I'm Falling" stands as one of the best country singles of the early 1960's and Hank will always be remembered for that classic song. I look forward each year to the 2006 PBS special where he performs that song and a couple more of his hit singles that turns up during "pledge break". It's amazing how good Hank's voice sounded for a man in his late 80's at the time. They don't make them like Hank Locklin any more....
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