Tommy Hancock
- Category : 1929-births
- Type : PSP
- Profile : 1/3 - Investigating / Martyr
- Definition : Split - Large
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Service 1
Biography
American musician widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music. After serving in the Pacific towards the end of World War II, he returned to Lubbock, where he led a popular swing band called the Roadside Playboys. In the late 1940s, Hancock hired Charlene Condray as a singer; they went on to marry. Together with five of their children, they toured the Rocky Mountains as "The Supernatural Family Band". Today, three of their children still tour as the "Texana Dames".
In March 2000, Tommy Hancock was inducted into the Austin Chronicle Music Awards Hall of Fame. In 2002, The Supernatural Family Band was inducted into the Country Music Association of Texas Hall of Fame. Hancock died on the evening of 1 January 2020 in Austin, Texas at age 90.