Hopkinson came from a family of miners in
Chesterfield, England, and started singing in
North Wingfield Church choir. After a spell working in the local colliery he entered show business, performing with a troupe of traveling entertainers. The yodelling part of Hopkinson's act was expanded, and it was here he adopted the more commercial and continental sounding name Harry Torrani. Hopkinson recorded his first yodeling song in 1931 for the
Regal Zonophone label, "Honeymoon Yodel" coupled with "Happy and Free". His recording career continued for , and he recorded 25
records and 51 tracks. Hopkinson was married to wife Joy and had a daughter Dawn, he retired from show business during the late 1940s. In his retirement he worked as a watch repairer, after entering a nursing home and having suffered a stroke he died on 4 March 1979 at the age of 76. ==Discography==