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Clarke Isaac Hanson (born November 17, 1980 in
Tulsa, Oklahoma)[1] is one
of the three members of the Pop rock band Hanson, along with his brothers Taylor and Zac. He sings both
backing and lead vocals, plays electric and acoustic guitar, as well as the piano, the bass and the synth.
Biography
Isaac Hanson is the oldest child of Clarke Walker Hanson (born
June 1, 1954) and Diana Frances Hanson (née Lawyer, born April 30,
1954). He is one of 7 children.
Isaac sings and plays guitar in the band Hanson. He and his
younger brother, Taylor, started the band, initially known as The
Hanson Brothers (later changed to just 'Hanson'), in 1992. Isaac
was eleven, Taylor nine, and Zac six. They performed as an a
cappella group outside clubs in their hometown of Tulsa. On May 6,
1997, the band released Middle of
Nowhere, their first album with a major label and their third studio
album overall . The first single, "MMMBop", made it to number one on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart. May 6 has been declared "Hanson Day" in the
brother's hometown of Tulsa, in honor of the release of Middle
of Nowhere.
Personal
life
Isaac married Nicole Dufresne (born November 25, 1983) of Panama
City, Florida, on September 30, 2006 in Tulsa in a ceremony in
front of 300 guests. Isaac met Nikki after spotting her in the 5th
row of a crowd at one of the band's concerts.[2]
Isaac and Nikki's first child, Clarke Everett Hanson, was born
on April 3, 2007[3]
weighing 8lb 12oz. The couple welcomed their second son, James
Monroe Hanson on July 1, 2008. He weighed 8 lbs. 11oz at birth.[4]
On October 3, 2007, Isaac was hospitalized with a pulmonary
embolism after suffering severe shoulder and chest pains. [5] He was
rushed into emergency surgery, according to Tulsa World, and subsequently underwent a
speedy recovery. Isaac was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet
syndrome, a potentially fatal condition commonly referred to as Paget-Schroetter Syndrome. In
December 2007, Isaac underwent surgery at Baylor University Medical
Center in Dallas, Texas to remove a rib that was obstructing blood
flow to the arm.
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