LOCKLIN, HANK
(*1918)
LOCKLIN, HANK (b. Lawrence Hankins L., McLellan, Fla., February 15, 1918) A pioneering smooth-voiced country vocalist, Locklin created a pleasant, middle-of-the-road style about a decade before it became the predominant NASHVILLE SOUND, scoring his biggest hit with 1960's Please Help Me, I'm Falling. Growing up on a small family farm, Locklin played GUITAR from an early age, playing for local dances and parties. By the 1930s he was doing road work for the Works Progress Administration while…