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    • May 9, 1914
    Singer/songwriter Hank Snow is born in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia. The Grand Ole Opry member earns more than 40 hit records from 1949-1974, including "I'm Moving On," "I've Been Everywhere," I Don't Hurt Anymore" and "Hello Love," earning him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 24, 1931
    Hank Snow brings his mother two rabbits for Christmas. His mother's husband threatens to kill Snow if he's still in the house by dinner time on Christmas Day
    Mar 14, 1933
    William Borrett, manager of Halifax radio station CHNS, writes Hank Snow's first rejection letter, declining to put The Singing Ranger on the air: "Unless a sponsor was to ask for you, we could not do anything for you"
    Oct 31, 1934
    At a Halloween party in Halifax, Hank Snow meets his future wife, Minnie Aalders
    Apr 9, 1935
    Hank Snow writes a letter to RCA Records in Montreal, asking to record for the label. RCA's response is intended to discourage him, but leaves the door slightly open: "Unless you have original numbers it is very unlikely that we would be interested"
    Sep 2, 1935
    Hank Snow marries Minnie Blanche Aalders in Fairview, Canada
    Feb 6, 1936
    Hank and Minnie Snow have their only son, Jimmie Rodgers Snow, named for Dad's musical hero. The boy begins a recording career during the 1950s, but shifts into the role of an evangelist
    Oct 10, 1936
    Hank Snow holds his first recording session, upstairs in a vacant church in Montreal. The two songs he records that day, "Prisoned Cowboy" and "Lonesome Blue Yodel," become his first single. His first royalty check: $1.96
    Oct 11, 1936
    Hank Snow signs his first recording contract with the Canadian division of RCA
    Nov 6, 1937
    Hank Snow begins four days of recording at RCA's new recording studio in Montreal. "The Blue Velvet Band" becomes his first Canadian hit
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