Hank Snow, Left us on this day (Dec. 20) in 1999: Canadian-born (May 19, 1914)country music legend Hank Snow who, during a 30-year stretch, logged over 70 country-charting singles, including at least 7 that reached #1, selling over 80 million albums. His songs have been covered by such greats as Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and the Rolling Stones.