Sunday, October 17, 2004
Henry N. 'Tommy' Vaden, fiddler, dies at 79
From The Tennessean
Heartbreak led Henry Newton "Tommy" Vaden to put his fiddle away on Dec. 20, 1999.
That's the day his longtime friend, boss and musical crony Hank Snow — whose sound he is credited with helping to create — died. He was 79.
"He hadn't played since Hank Snow died," remembered his daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Vaden yesterday. "He never wanted to play again. His last time on the Opry was with Hank. He just didn't have the heart after he died."
A longtime member of Snow's band, Mr. Vaden died Monday at Beverly Health Care in Springfield after a long battle with prostate cancer.
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The Tennessean
Heartbreak led Henry Newton "Tommy" Vaden to put his fiddle away on Dec. 20, 1999.
That's the day his longtime friend, boss and musical crony Hank Snow — whose sound he is credited with helping to create — died. He was 79.
"He hadn't played since Hank Snow died," remembered his daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Vaden yesterday. "He never wanted to play again. His last time on the Opry was with Hank. He just didn't have the heart after he died."
A longtime member of Snow's band, Mr. Vaden died Monday at Beverly Health Care in Springfield after a long battle with prostate cancer.
Read the article
The Tennessean
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