Age: 45
Birthday: June 1st, 1954.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
*Mr. Hanson worked for the Tulsa based oil company Helmerich and Payne. By 1989, he was their manager of International Administration. His job took his family to Washington DC, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Trinidad-Tobago.*
*When in high school, Mr. Hanson played the King in Nathan Hale High School's production of The King and I.* (I LOVE THAT MOVIE!)
*Mr. and Mrs. Hnason were high school sweethearts. They married at age 19.*
*"The boys started singing when we went overseas," Mr. Hanson remembers. "At night I would get the guitar and play to them for a half an hour. They just learned the words and tunes".*
*Mr. Hanson taught his boys to sing Amen one night after harmonizing at the dinner table. He encouraged them in their musical talent.*
*Mr. Hanson remembers this about Hanson's first Mayfest: "Isaac and Taylor sang six songs they had written. They worked off of each other and picked up the rhythm."*
*Mr. Hanson hired Christopher Sabec and Stirlling McIlwaine when he felt they were going to make it big.*
*When lables refused to sign Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Hanson hired Lewis Drapp to help their sons make it big.*
*Mr. and Mrs. Hanson attented the boys first few sessions with Lewis.*
*Mr. Hanson is the ONLY member of the family that has always been on the road with Hanson.*
*Mr. Hanson thought they flowers Zac was painting in RTA were paint by number...NO WAY!*
*Mr. Hanson was thrown from his motorcycle while riding with they boys- never fear! He's ok! He also fell off the stage during a sound check! Ouch!*
*Taylor assures that they were never pressured to perform by their parents.*
*Here's an excerpt from the Oklahoma Today Magazine talking about Mr. Hanson
*Throughout the entire shoot a tall, goateed gentleman has been standing behind the crew, capturing all the action on his own 8 mm video camera---just as he does nearly every minute of every day of his sons' lives on the road. Walker Hanson, 43, has watched his boys do countless promotional appearances, guest spots on talk shows, and photo shoots in the last year, and he knows when they are wearing down and require some fatherly guidance. Sensing the need for a pep talk, he approaches Adams. (the director)
"Okay, can we stop a second and talk about what we're doing?" Hanson says. "We need to powwow. Is there someplace we can talk?" With that, father and sons dart away to a side room, and the famished entourage from Hanson's record label, Mercury, attacks the catering table, consigning a tureen of guacamole and two wedges of brie to history. About ten minutes later, everyone files back into the room: Zac, Taylor, and Ike take their positions on the couch, Walker Hanson returns to his spot behind the crew.* (this was writen during the taping of Fox's Jingle Bell Jam
*During A London photo shoot, where Hanson would be whisked away from a Hot Outdoor shoot, to a chilly indoor interview, Mr. Hanson was concerned about the boys catching colds, and requested that the location be changed. Taylor, he told a friend, infact did get sick!*
