I love Hanks music. I could watch old video's of him all day...The Rainbow Ranch Boys were such a good backing band, too. Chubby Wise has some claims to being a co-writer of the Orange Blossom Special but there has been some questions on that issue. I know he plays one of my favorite versions of it. Kayton Roberts was just a fantastic steel guitar player. I think he is still alive and playing.
I believe the story about Hank Snow TELLING Chubby Wise he was fired, but they were together for close to 20 years. Kayton Roberts has said that Chubby helped get him hired and that when Mr. Snow found out he played non-pedal steel, he moved him over from rhythm guitar.