Hank The Drifter has been played on NTS in shows including Dollar Country, featured first on 16 July 2024. Songs played include Hank You're Gone (But Not Forgotten).

b. Daniel Ray Andrade, 2 September 1929, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. After learning to play guitar as a youth, he sang with a local group. Their successes in local talent competitions led to Andrade being given a 15-minute show on WPEP Taunton, as the Drifting Cowboy. He proved popular and soon gained sponsorship byThe New Bedford Times for a weekly show on WNBH. He eventually relocated to Texas where, as Hank The Drifter (the name came from his…