Janet Thompson Hovis
April 8, 1925 - November 9, 2021
Janet was one of three children to Isabel and Bif Stouder Thompson. He served in World War 1 and she was a house wife. Janet had an older brother, Henry, and an older sister, Natalie. Janet and Natalie defined friendship and sisterhood.
Janet was very eager to be a grandmother when she grew older. I came along in 1983 and her "golden child" Michaela came along in 1993. Grammy and I were never close and in fact argued more than I want to admit. Michaela and Grammy, on the other hand, were the best of friends and bonded by love.
Enough about the family tree.
In this Set List Special Edition, I am honoring music in 1925...Janet's 99th birthday year. May she and her family honor and celebrate in Heaven.
January - "Tea for Two"
February - "I'll See You in My Dreams"
March - "Oh Lady Be Good"
June - "Sweet Georgia Brown" ... "The Saint Louis Blues"
July - "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
August - "Manhattan" ... "I Want to Be Happy"
September - "If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)"
November - "Remember"
As for individual musicians. one name consistently comes up in research - Hank Thompson. As mentioned above, Grammy's brother was named Henry but, with Hank as a common alternative, was not this musician.
With clarity set, let's learn more about Hank.
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