Hank Thompson was the first to record a live album..What was the name and where?!
Question: first to receive corporate tour sponsorship; first to record a live album "Hank Thompson, Live At The Golden Nugget In Las Vegas" released on Capitol in 1960; first country music show to play in Las Vegas; first to record in Hi-Fi stereo; and first to perform on a color broadcast of a television variety show. In the process he sold over 60 million records in the days before today's Garth Brooks.
Answers: first to receive corporate tour sponsorship; first to record a live album "Hank Thompson, Live At The Golden Nugget In Las Vegas" released on Capitol in 1960; first country music show to play in Las Vegas; first to record in Hi-Fi stereo; and first to perform on a color broadcast of a television variety show. In the process he sold over 60 million records in the days before today's Garth Brooks.
Live at the Golden Nugget
Las Vegas, 1960
Live at the Golden Nugget, in 1960 Las Vegas