Season 1 - Episode 10: The Hank Cole Band
Channel: Big Sound Small Town TV
Date: 04/09/2020

The son of a Methodist minister, Hayne Coleman was born in Shelby but the family moved around a lot due to dad’s calling.   Chubby Checker caught his attention in the early ‘60s and Hayne took up the drums.  A move to Marion, NC resulted in him joining his first band (The Continental Express) which played ‘blue eyed soul’ of the day. Another move to Newton, NC a few years later led to a foray into Allman Brothers style music.

But in 1972 Hayne gave up the drums and moved back to Shelby… eventually picked up a guitar and began to experiment with song writing.  Being in Shelby and seeking out other musicians led to ‘front porch picking’ at either the infamous Rose Hill house or Hayne’s own front porch.

The first ‘original’ band was put together in the ‘80s but disbanded in 1992.  Hayne continued to write after this but quit playing out live for quite some time…turning his attention to what would become a 36 piece WWII aviation art project about airmen who flew missions during the war.  

Somewhere around 2005 (over a beer or 12 as he puts it) a friend encouraged him to get back in the music game and they started a duo.  In need of a name and Hayne being reluctant to call it The Hayne Coleman Band, the idea of calling it The Hank Cole Band came to mind and stuck.  

Within these story songs, Hayne (and Hank) paint pictures of historic periods and places as well as the emotive and curious nature of relationships. 

Enjoy
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NOTE: Joe Hindsley (drummer) was out of state at the time of filming and could not participate.