Tommy Hancock
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title:
Tommy Hancock
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Thomas O. Hancock was an American musician widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music. Hancock was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, and his grandmother had him classically trained in violin. At age 16, Tommy joined the military and traveled overseas as a paratrooper and military policeman, serving in the Pacific towards the end of World War II. Upon his discharge at the end of the war, he returned to Lubbock, where he led a popular swing band called the Roadside Playboys. The Playboy
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American musician (1929–2020)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Hancock
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2023-08-10T00:36:52Z
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