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A Musical History Presentation: Hank Keene and his Connecticut Hillbillies
July 12 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
A Musical History Presentation and Performance
About Hillbilly Hank – “He started at radio station WTIC in the early 1930’s. One of the earliest groups he formed was Hank Keene and His Connecticut Hillbillies. In February 1931, he had signed a contract for a series of 26 weekly radio broadcasts over radio station WTIC that were to be aired on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm. A newspaper article indicated they would receive thousands of fan letters due to their broadcasts. In 1931, all members of the group were form South Coventry, CT. The group even included Hank’s mother and father, who had over 20 years of vaudeville experience.” – from Hillbilly-Music.com