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  • Dec 29, 1950
    "Frontier Outpost" appears in movie theaters, with Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette and Hank Penny
    Jun 20, 1955
    The movie "Webb Pierce And His Wonderin' Boys" debuts in theaters. Hank Penny, Sue Thompson, Red Sovine and Johnny Burnette also appear in the film, which includes renditions of "Slowly" and "In The Jailhouse Now"
    Oct 10, 1955
    Hank Penny and Sue Thompson have a son, Greg Penny, in Los Angeles
    Aug 7, 1971
    Western swing figure Hank Penny and his wife, Shari, have a daughter, Sydney Penny, in Nashville. As an adult, she becomes an actress, appearing in the soap opera "All My Children"
    Feb 28, 1979
    "Back In The Saddle Again" songwriter Ray Whitley is memorialized with a private dinner at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. The gathering brings together fellow western figures Bob Nolan, Wesley Tuttle, Jimmy Wakely, Tex Williams, Stuart Hamblen, Eddie Dean, Doye O'Dell and Hank Penny
    Apr 17, 1992
    Western swing performer Hank Penny dies of heart failure in Camarillo, California, while raking leaves. He founded Los Angeles' Palomino Club in 1949

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