1. Wayne Hancock's influences include Jimmie Rodgers, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Hank Thompson, Hank Williams and Hank Snow because they were all in his parents' record collection.
10 Facts About Wayne Hancock
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Shortly after discovering country music, Wayne Hancock began writing songs at the age of twelve.
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At eighteen years old, Wayne Hancock won the Wrangler Country Showdown contest.
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The son of a WWII veteran, Wayne Hancock joined the United States Marine Corps immediately after winning the contest and was shipped to recruit training.
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Shortly thereafter, Wayne Hancock landed a role in Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen's play, Chippy.
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Wayne Hancock met Grammy Award winning producer, pedal steel player, and Lubbock, Texas native, Lloyd Maines when Maines was running sound for Chippy.
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Maines has produced all of Wayne Hancock's albums, dating back to his 1995 debut, Thunderstorms and Neon Signs, released on Deja Disc Records.
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Wayne Hancock gained the nickname The Train because of his marathon length shows, going on for 3,4, even 5 hours long.
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Wayne Hancock was forced to cancel several months' worth of tour dates due to the wreck, but by the end of the year he was fully recovered and back on the road.
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In 2016, Wayne Hancock returned to the studio with producer Lloyd Maines to cut his eighth studio album Slingin' Rhythm.