Honky-tonk singer Hank Thompson, who scored 29 top 10 country hits between 1948 and 1974 including “Humpty Dumpty Heart,” “The Wild Side of Life” and “Hangover Tavern,” died Tuesday at the age of 82.

Billed as “the King of Western Swing,” Hank Thompson was a country musician with an exuberant repertoire and a touring career that stretched into a seventh decade. Having announced only last month ...

DALLAS -- Country singer Hank Thompson has canceled the rest of his tour and retired from singing after his release from a hospital, according to his spokesman. Thompson, 82, was hospitalized with an ...