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Hank Williams, Sr.
Hank Williams on the cover of "The Complete Hank Williams" box set.
Background information
Birth name	Hiram "Hank" Williams
Also known as	Hank Williams
Born	September 17, 1923 in Georgiana, Alabama, USA
Died	January 01, 1953 in Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA
Genre(s)	Country, Honky tonk
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active	1937–1953
Website	Official Website
Notable instrument(s)
Acoustic Guitar

Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, who has become an icon of country music, Rock 'n' Roll and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. A leading exponent of the Honky Tonk style, he had numerous hit records, and his charismatic performances and succinct compositions fueled his fame. His songbook is one of the backbones of country music, several are pop standards as well. He has been covered in a range of pop, gospel, and rock styles. His legend has only grown since his premature death at the age of 29. His son Hank Williams Jr., his daughter Jett Williams, and his grandchildren Hank Williams III and Holly Williams are also professional musicians. Image File history File links Crystal_128_kdmconfig. ... Hank Williams is the shared name of three generations of American country musicians: Hank Williams, Sr. ... Image File history File links Complete_Hank_Williams. ... 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Childhood

Birth

Williams was born in 1923, in the small unincorporated town of Mount Olive, about eight miles southwest of Georgiana, Alabama. He was named after Hiram I of Tyre, but his name was misspelled as "Hiriam" on his birth certificate.^[1] He was born with a mild undiagnosed case of spina bifida occulta, a disorder of the spinal column, which gave him life-long pain—a factor in his later abuse of alcohol and drugs. His parents were Alonzo Huble Williams, known as "Lon," a train conductor for a regional lumber company and World War I veteran, and Jessie Lillybelle Williams, known as "Lillie." He had an older sister named Irene. Georgiana is a town located in Butler County, Alabama, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,737. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hiram I was king of Tyre from 969 BC to 936 BC.During his reign, Tyre grew out from a satellite to the more important city of Sidon to the most important of the Phoenician cities and the holder of a large trading empire. ... Spina bifida is a Latin term which means split spine and describes birth defects caused by an incomplete closure of one or more vertebral arches of the spine, resulting in malformations of the spinal cord. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Italy Russia United States Serbia Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von Hötzendorf Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand I Casualties...

Early childhood

During his early childhood, the Williams family moved frequently throughout southern Alabama as his father's job required. In 1930, when Williams was seven years old, his father began suffering from face paralysis. At a VA clinic in Pensacola, Florida, doctors determined that the cause was a brain aneurysm, so they sent Lon Williams to the VA Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana. Lon remained hospitalized for eight years and was thus mostly absent throughout Hank's childhood. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for administering programs of veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. ... Nickname: The City of Five Flags Location of the city within the state of Florida Country United States State Florida County Escambia Mayor John Fogg Area    - City 102. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A cerebral or brain aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disorder in which weakness in the wall of a cerebral artery or vein causes a localized dilation or ballooning of the blood vessel. ... Alexandria is a city in Louisiana, U.S.A.; it is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. ... This Article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1931, Lillie Williams settled her family in Georgiana, Alabama, where she worked as the manager of a boarding house. She managed to find several side jobs to support her children, despite the bleak economic climate of the Great Depression. She worked in a cannery and served as a night-shift nurse in the local hospital. Hiram and Irene also helped out by selling peanuts, shining shoes, delivering newspapers, and doing other simple jobs. With the help of U.S. Representative J. Lister Hill, the family began collecting Lon's military disability pension. Despite Lon's medical condition, the Williams family managed fairly well financially throughout the depression. The Great Depression redirects here. ... Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894–December 21, 1984) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. ...

Preteen years

Hiram "Hank" Williams at 13

In 1933, Hank Williams moved to Fountain, Alabama, to live with his uncle and aunt, Walter and Alice McNeil. Meanwhile, his cousin Opal McNeil moved in with the Williams family in Georgiana to attend the high school there. In Fountain, ten-year-old Williams became close friends with his cousin J.C. McNeil, who was the same age. There he learned some of the trades and habits that would dominate the rest of his life. His Aunt Alice taught him to play the guitar, and his cousin J.C. taught him to drink whiskey. Image File history File links Hank_Williams_at_13. ... Image File history File links Hank_Williams_at_13. ...

After a year of living with his relatives in Fountain, Williams moved back to Georgiana, where he met Rufus Payne, a black blues musician living in the nearby town of Greenville. Payne often travelled through Georgiana and other towns in the area to perform in the streets and other public places. Payne, who was known more commonly as "Tee-Tot," became Williams mentor and greatly influenced his musical style. Rufus Payne was an early 20th century blues musician of southern Alabama who was far more widely known by his nickname of Tee Tot. ... Greenville is a city located in Butler County, Alabama. ...

In the fall of 1934, the Williams family moved to Greenville, Alabama, a larger town about fifteen miles to the north of Georgiana. Lillie opened a boarding house next to the Butler County courthouse, and Williams was able to spend more time with Payne. Sometimes Williams would stay at Payne's house overnight. In 1937, Williams got into a rough fight with his physical-education coach. Furious with the coach, his mother demanded that the school board fire him. When the school board refused to take action, she decided to move the family to Montgomery. Butler County is a county of the State of Alabama. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area    - City 404. ...

Career

Early career

In July, 1937, the Williams and McNeil families opened a boarding house on South Perry Street in downtown Montgomery, a much larger city than any of them had ever lived in. It was at this time that Hiram decided to informally change his name to Hank, a name which he said was better suited to his desired career in country music,

After school and on weekends, Hank sang and played his Silvertone guitar on the sidewalk in front of the WSFA radio studios. He quickly caught the attention of WSFA producers, who occasionally invited him to come inside and perform on air. So many listeners contacted the radio station asking for more of the "Singing Kid" that the producers hired him to host his own fifteen-minute show, twice a week for a weekly salary of fifteen dollars. WSFA is an NBC-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 12 in Montgomery, Alabama, owned by Raycom Media. ...

In August, 1938, Lon Williams was temporarily released from the hospital, and he showed up unannounced at the family's home in Montgomery. Lillie was unwilling to let him reclaim his position at the head of the household, so he stayed only long enough to celebrate Hank's birthday in September before he returned to the medical center in Lousiana. It was the first time Hank had seen his father in over eight years, and even after the reunion, he felt as though he had grown up without a father.

Drifting Cowboys

Hank's successful radio show fueled his entrance to a music career. His generous salary was enough for him to start his own band, which he dubbed the Drifting Cowboys. The original members of the band were guitarist Braxton Schuffert, fiddler Freddie Beach, and comic Smith "Hezzy" Adair. The Drifting Cowboys travelled throughout central and southern Alabama, performing in clubs and at private parties. Hank dropped out of school in October, 1939, so that the Drifting Cowboys could work full time. The Drifting Cowboys were the backing group for country performer Hank Williams, the band went through several lineups during Williams career and surviving members of the group continue to tour and make public appearances to this day, one modern day version of the group, the backing band for William...

Lillie Williams stepped up to be the Drifting Cowboys' manager. She began booking show dates, negotiating prices, and driving them to some of their shows. Now free to travel without Hank's school schedule taking precedence, the band was able to tour as far away as western Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle. Meanwhile, Hank returned to Montgomery every weekday to host his radio show. The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state. ...

The nation's entrance into World War II in 1941 marked the beginning of hard times for Hank Williams. All his band members were drafted to serve in the military, and many of their replacements refused to continue playing in the band because of Hank's worsening alcoholism. His idol, Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff warned him of the dangers of alcohol, saying "You've got a million-dollar voice[,] son, but a ten-cent brain."^[2] Despite Acuff's advice, Williams continued to show up for his radio show intoxicated, so in August, 1942, WSFA fired him due to "habitual drunkenness." This article is becoming very long. ... The United States has employed conscription (mandatory military service, also called the draft) several times, usually during war but also during the nominal peace of the Cold War. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Roy Claxton Acuff (15 September 1903–23 November 1992) was an American country musician. ...

Later career

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Hank Williams had 12 number 1 hits in his short career and they were "Lovesick Blues","I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" , "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" , "Why Don't You Love Me?" , "Moanin' the Blues" , "Cold, Cold Heart" , "Hey Good Lookin'" , "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" , "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" , "Kaw-Liga" , "Your Cheatin' Heart" , "Take These Chains From My Heart" and many other top 10 hits. In 1943, Williams met Audrey Sheppard, and the couple were married a year later. Audrey also became his manager as Williams' career was rising and he became a local celebrity. In 1946, Williams recorded two singles for Sterling Records, "Never Again" (1946) and "Honky Tonkin'" (1947), both of which were successful. Williams soon signed with MGM Records, and released "Move It On Over", a massive country hit. In August of 1948, Williams joined The Louisiana Hayride, broadcasting from Shreveport, Louisiana, propelling him into living rooms all over the southeast. After a few more moderate hits, Williams released his version of Rex Griffin's "Lovesick Blues" in 1949, which became a huge country hit and crossed over to mainstream audiences. That year, Williams sang the song at the Grand Ole Opry, where he became the first performer to receive six encores. In addition, Hank brought together Bob McNett (guitar), Hillous Butrum (bass guitar), Jerry Rivers (fiddle) and Don Helms (steel guitar) to form the most famous version of the Drifting Cowboys; also that year, Audrey Williams gave birth to Randall Hank Williams (Hank Williams, Jr.). 1949 also saw Williams release seven hit songs after "Lovesick Blues", including "Wedding Bells", "Mind Your Own Business", "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)" and "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It". 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 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In 1950, Williams began recording as Luke the Drifter, an appellation given to Williams for use in identifying his more moralistic and religious-themed recordings, many of which are recitations rather than his usual crooning. Fearful that disc jockeys and jukebox operators would become hesitant to accept these non-traditional Williams recordings, thereby hurting the marketability of Williams's name, the name "Luke the Drifter" was employed to cloak the identity of the artist--though the source of the recordings was quite evident. Around this time, Williams released more hit songs, such as "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy", "They'll Never Take Her Love from Me", "Why Should We Try Anymore?", "Nobody's Lonesome for Me", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues", "Why Don't You Love Me?", "Moanin' the Blues" and "I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'". In 1951, "Dear John" became a hit but the B-side, "Cold, Cold Heart", has endured as one of his most famous songs, aided by the #1 pop version by Tony Bennett in 1951 being the first of many recordings of Williams' songs in a non-country genre. (Cold, Cold Heart has subsequently been covered by Guy Mitchell, Teresa Brewer, Dinah Washington, Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Frankie Laine, Jo Stafford, and Norah Jones, among others). That same year, Williams released other hits, including the enduring classic "Crazy Heart". 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Luke the Drifer was a name used by Hank Williams for a persona he developed to record recitations (often called talking songs by country music fans). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Cold, Cold Heart is a country music and popular music song, written by Hank Williams, that is both a classic of honky tonk and an entry in the Great American Songbook. ... Tony Bennett, 2000 Tony Bennetts heart, left in San Francisco Tony Bennett (born August 3, 1926) is an American popular music, standards, and jazz singer who is widely considered to be one of the best interpretative singers in these genres. ... See also: 1950 in country music, 1951 in music, other events of 1951, 1952 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Guy Mitchell (February 22, 1927-July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer, who was even more successful in the United Kingdom than his homeland, despite being an international recording star of the 1950s with five #1 singles. ... A drawing of Teresa Brewer on the cover of her 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Teresa Brewer (born as Theresa Breuer, May 7, 1931) is a United States singer. ... Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter. ... Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian country music and alternative rock band, formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family. ... The Early Years collection features some of Laines Mercury recordings. ... Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ... Norah Jones (born March 30, 1979) is an American multi-Grammy Award winning pianist and singer-songwriter whose career was launched with her massively successful 2002 debut album Come Away with Me, a contemporary pop album with a sensual, plaintive soul/folk/country tinge, that sold 20 million copies worldwide...

Despite Hank's numerous country hits, the legend of Hank Williams seems to rest in the duality of his writings. On one hand, Hank would sing about having a rowdy time ("Honky Tonkin'") or drifting aimlessly ("Lost Highway"), but would then sing religious songs of remorse, most particularly, the title track to the album "I Saw The Light." I Saw the Light is a 1948 gospel song written and first performed by Hank Williams, not to be confused with the hit song by Todd Rundgren or the #1 country hit by Wynonna Judd (see below). ...

Williams' life would become unmanageable however, due to his success. His marriage, always turbulent, was rapidly disintegrating, and he developed a serious problem with alcohol, morphine and other painkillers. Much of this abuse came from attempts to ease his severe back pain. In 1952, Hank and Audrey separated and he moved in with his mother, even as he released numerous hit songs, such as "Half as Much", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Settin' the Woods on Fire", "You Win Again" and "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive". Williams' drug problems continued to spiral out of control as he moved to Nashville and officially divorced his wife. A relationship with Bobby Jett during this period resulted in a daughter, Jett, who would be born just after his death. In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. ... Morphine (INN) (IPA: ) is an extremely powerful opiate analgesic drug and is the principal active agent in opium. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Half as Much is a popular song. ... Jambalaya (On the Bayou) is a song written by Hank Williams, released in 1952, which reached great popularity in two genres: country and popular music. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Jett Williams (born January 6, 1953) is an American country music performer. ...

In October of 1952, Williams was fired from the Grand Ole Opry. Told not to return until he was sober, he instead rejoined the Louisiana Hayride. On October 18, 1952, he married Billie Jean Jones Eshliman. A ceremony was held at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium and 14,000 people bought tickets to attend. Soon after, the Drifting Cowboys decided to part ways with Williams. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Drifting Cowboys were the backing group for country performer Hank Williams, the band went through several lineups during Williams career and surviving members of the group continue to tour and make public appearances to this day, one modern day version of the group, the backing band for William...

Death

On January 1, 1953, Williams was due to play in Canton, Ohio, but he was unable to fly due to weather problems. He hired a chauffeur and, before leaving the old Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee was injected with B12 and morphine. He then left in a Cadillac, carrying a bottle of whiskey with him. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, Knox Vegas Location Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Bill Haslam (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 254. ... The name vitamin B12 (or B12 for short) is used in two different ways. ... Morphine (INN) (IPA: ) is an extremely powerful opiate analgesic drug and is the principal active agent in opium. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the USA; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ...

When the eighteen year-old chauffeur Charles Carr pulled over at an all-night service station in Oak Hill, West Virginia, he discovered that Williams was unresponsive and becoming rigid^[3] Upon closer examination, it was discovered that Hank Williams was dead. Controversy has since surrounded Williams' death with some claiming Williams was dead before leaving Knoxville^[4]. Approximate estimation of Hank's death is around 3 AM. Oak Hill is a city located in Fayette County, West Virginia. ...

Williams' final single was ominously titled "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive". Five days after his death, his illegitimate daughter by Bobbie Jett (Jett Williams) was born. His widow, Billie Jean, married country singer Johnny Horton in September of that year (1953). Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive is a song written by Fred Rose and American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams, released by Williams in 1952. ... Jett Williams (born January 6, 1953) is an American country music performer. ... Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925–November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ...

Legacy and influence

A life-size statue of Williams stands in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, where he began his music career.

His son Hank Williams, Jr., daughter Jett Williams, grandson Hank Williams III, and granddaughters Hillary Williams and Holly Williams are also country musicians. (Hank Williams III also plays in the metal band Superjoint Ritual, as well as fronting his own metal act, AssJack). This is a statue in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, where musician Hank Williams lived and formed his first band. ... This is a statue in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, where musician Hank Williams lived and formed his first band. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area    - City 404. ... Hank Williams, Jr. ... Jett Williams (born January 6, 1953) is an American country music performer. ... Shelton Hank Williams (born December 12, 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American musician. ... Holly Williams is an American singer/songwriter. ... Superjoint Ritual is a New Orleans Hardcore/Crossover band formed by Phil Anselmo, Joe Fazzio, and Jimmy Bower in the early 1990s, later to be joined by Hank Williams III, and Kevin Bond. ...

Hank Williams' remains are interred at the Oakwood Annex in Montgomery, Alabama. His funeral was said to have been far larger than any ever held for a citizen of Alabama and is still, as of 2005, the largest such event ever held in Montgomery. As of 2005, more than fifty years after Williams' death, members of his Drifting Cowboys continue to tour and bring his music to generations of fans. Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area    - City 404. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area    - City 404. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Drifting Cowboys were the backing group for country performer Hank Williams, the band went through several lineups during Williams career and surviving members of the group continue to tour and make public appearances to this day, one modern day version of the group, the backing band for William...

In February 2005 the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling stating that Hank Williams' heirs -- son Hank Williams Jr. and daughter Jett Williams -- have the sole rights to sell his old recordings made for a Nashville, Tennessee radio station in the early '50s. The court rejected claims made by Polygram Records and Legacy Entertainment in releasing recordings Williams made for the "Mother's Best Flour Show", a program that originally aired on WSM-AM. The recordings, which Legacy Entertainment acquired in 1997, include live versions of Williams' hits and his cover version of other songs. Polygram contended that Williams' contract with MGM Records, which Polygram now owns, gave them rights to release the radio recordings. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ... Hank Williams, Jr. ... Jett Williams (born January 6, 1953) is an American country music performer. ... Nickname: Music City Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area    - City 526. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... WSM is the call letters of a 50,000 watt AM radio station (and its associated FM station) located in Nashville, Tennessee. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio in 1946. ...

Awards

• 2003 — CMT – Ranked #2 of the 40 greatest men in country music

• 1990 — TNN/Music City News – Video of the Year

• 1990 — TNN/Music City News – Vocal Collaboration of the Year

• 1989 — Academy of Country Music – Video of the Year

• 1989 — CMA – Vocal Event of the Year

• 1989 — CMA – Music Video of the Year

• 1989 — Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration

See also: 2002 in country music, 2003 in music, other events of 2003, 2004 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Country Music Television, or CMT as it often called, is a country music oriented cable television channel. ... < -- Please excuse the mess - this is a work in progress. ... < -- Please excuse the mess - this is a work in progress. ... See also: 1988 in country music, 1989 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ... See also: 1988 in country music, 1989 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... The Country Music Awards are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. ... See also: 1988 in country music, 1989 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... The Country Music Awards are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. ... See also: 1988 in country music, 1989 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988. ...

Music videos

• "Honky Tonk Blues"

• "There's A Tear In My Beer" (with Hank Williams, Jr) (1989)

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Singles

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Jambalaya (On the Bayou) is a song written by Hank Williams, released in 1952, which reached great popularity in two genres: country and popular music. ... See also: 1951 in country music, 1952 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events August 23 – Kitty Wells becomes the first female solo artist to score a No. ... See also: 1951 in country music, 1952 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events August 23 – Kitty Wells becomes the first female solo artist to score a No. ... See also: 1951 in country music, 1952 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events August 23 – Kitty Wells becomes the first female solo artist to score a No. ... Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive is a song written by Fred Rose and American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams, released by Williams in 1952. ... See also: 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events January 1 - Hank Williams, due to play a New Years Day show in Canton, [[Ohio], dies sometime after midnight in... Your Cheatin Heart is a song written and recorded by the American country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams in 1952, but released after his death in 1953. ... See also: 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events January 1 - Hank Williams, due to play a New Years Day show in Canton, [[Ohio], dies sometime after midnight in... Your Cheatin Heart is a song written and recorded by the American country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams in 1952, but released after his death in 1953. ... See also: 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events January 1 - Hank Williams, due to play a New Years Day show in Canton, [[Ohio], dies sometime after midnight in... See also: 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events January 1 - Hank Williams, due to play a New Years Day show in Canton, [[Ohio], dies sometime after midnight in... See also: 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events January 1 - Hank Williams, due to play a New Years Day show in Canton, [[Ohio], dies sometime after midnight in... 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Selected list of cover versions of Hank Williams songs

Cover versions of Hank Williams songs include: In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...

• "Lovesick Blues" was covered by Ryan Adams, as well as George Strait and Patsy Cline. (Note: Hank Williams covered "Lovesick Blues" himself. The song was originally recorded by Emmett Miller.)
• The Blue Ridge Rangers, (in reality, a solo one-man band album by John Fogerty), covered "Jambalaya" on the 1973 album Blue Ridge Rangers.
• Dinah Washington recorded "Cold Cold Heart" in a sophisticated rhythm and blues version in 1953.
• James Brown covered "Your Cheatin' Heart" in (1969).
• Jerry Lee Lewis covered "Cold, Cold Heart".
• Freddy Fender recorded a Spanish-language Tex-Mex version of "Cold Cold Heart" called "Tu Frio Corazon". Fender was then performing under his birth name of Baldemar Huerta and the translation was his own.
• The Carpenters covered "Jambalaya" on their 1973 album Now & Then.
• Johnny Cash covered "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" on American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002). Cash also covered "On the Evening Train" on American V: A Hundred Highways (2006), and "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" on With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957), as well as a number of other Williams compositions on various albums.
• David Crowder*Band covered Williams' "I Saw the Light" (with Marty Stuart) on A Collision (2005).
• Bob Dylan has played live covers of Williams' songs throughout his career, including "You Win Again," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Lost Highway," and "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle." He also performed an impromptu version of "Lost Highway" in the D.A. Pennebaker film Don't Look Back.
• "Just Waitin'" (by Williams' pseudonym Luke the Drifter) was covered by The Fall in (1992).
• George Thorogood and the Destroyers sang their own rock version of "Move It On Over."
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore covered "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" on Spinning Around the Sun, and "I'll Never Get Out of the World Alive" on Come on Back.
• Grateful Dead covered "You Win Again" on Europe '72 (1972).
• Al Green covered "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" in (1972).
• Huey Lewis & the News covered "Honky Tonk Blues" on the album Sports.
• Norah Jones covered "Cold, Cold Heart" on Come Away With Me in (2002).
• Frankie Laine covered "Ramblin' Man" in 1952, Your Cheatin' Heart in 1953, Cold, Cold Heart in 1968, and Jambalaya in 1986. He and Jo Stafford cut duet versions of Hey Good Lookin' in 1951, and of Settin' the Woods on Fire in 1952.
• Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell covered "Ramblin' Man" for their album Ballad of the Broken Seas.
• The Melvins covered "Ramblin' Man", with vocals provided by Hank Williams III, on their 2000 release The Crybaby.
• Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis covered "You Win Again," "Jambalaya," and "Why Don't You Love Me" on the CD You Win Again (2000). Also Morrison covered "Your Cheatin' Heart" on Pay the Devil (2006).
• Mike Ness of Social Distortion covered "You Win Again" on his solo album Cheating at Solitaire, and "Six More Miles (to the Graveyard)" and "A House of Gold" on his follow-up solo album, Under the Influences.
• Josh Pearson formerly of Lift to Experience covered "I´m So Lonesome I Could Cry" in 2006.
• Madeleine Peyroux covered ""Weary Blues from Waitin'" on Careless Love in (2004).
• Elvis Presley also covered "I´m So Lonesome I Could Cry" on his historic Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii.
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers covered "Why Don't You Love Me" on their self-titled debut album.
• The Residents covered "Hey Good Lookin'", "Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)", "Kaw-Liga", "Ramblin' Man", "Jambalaya" and "Sousaside" on their 1986 album Stars & Hank Forever: The American Composers Series.
• In 1974, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris' duet recording of "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" was a top-ten single on the U.S. country charts. (Harris has performed and recorded a number of other Williams songs as well, most notably "Jambalaya".)
• The Saints (Lincoln, Nebraska) covered "Lost Highway" and "Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)" on their (2005) release A New Kind of Patriot.
• Social Distortion covered "Alone and Forsaken" on their 1997 Canadian promotional EP, When the Angels Sing.
• 16 Horsepower covered "Alone and Forsaken" on their 2002 album, Folklore.
• The The did an entire album of Hank Williams covers called Hanky Panky.
• Williams' grandson Hank III did a cover of "I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You" on disc two of his 2006 album Straight to Hell.
• Williams' daughter Jett Williams has covered several of her father's songs.
• Martina McBride recorded "You Win Again" on her 2005 album of country standards, Timeless.
• Many country artists have done Hank Williams tribute albums, including: Charlie Pride, George Jones, and bluegrass veteran Larry Sparks.
• Johnny Dowd covers "Pictures From Life's Other Side" on his Pictures From Life's Other Side CD (Munich Records-Europe) 2001
• The album Hanky Panky of the british alt rock band the the is entirely composed of Hank Willians' songs.

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Tributes

Songs which pay tribute Hank Williams include:

• "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" by Moe Bandy (written by Paul Craft)
• "The Ride" and "The Ghost of Hank Williams" by David Allan Coe
• "Tower of Song" by Leonard Cohen
• "Alcohol and Pills" by Fred Eaglesmith
• "The Life of Hank Williams" by Hawkshaw Hawkins
• "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" and "If Old Hank Could Only See Us Now" by Waylon Jennings
• "The Ghost Of Hank Williams" by the Kentucky Headhunters
• "If You Don't Like Hank Williams" by Kris Kristofferson
• "Things Change" by Tim McGraw
• "That Heaven Bound Train" by Johnny Rion (also covered by Carl Shrum)
• "Mission from Hank" by Aaron Tippin
• "Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?" by the Waterboys
• "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams, Jr
• "The Night Hank Williams Came To Town" by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.
• "From Hank to Hendrix" and "This Old Guitar" by Neil Young.
• "Hank Williams Said It Best" by Guy Clark covered recently by Mick Harvey.
• "Hank's Cadillac" by Ashley Monroe
• "Midnight in Montgomery" by Alan Jackson

Other songs include : "The Death of Hank Williams", "Hank, It Will Never Be the Same Without You", "Hank Williams Meets Jimmie Rodgers", "Tribute to Hank Williams", "Hank and Lefty Raised My Country Soul", "Hank Williams Will Live Forever", "Hank Williams Sings the Blues No More", "In Memory of Hank Williams", "Thanks Hank", "Hank's Home Town", "Good Old Boys Like Me" (Hank Williams and Tennessee Williams), , "Why Ain't I Half as Good as Old Hank (Since I'm Feeling All Dead Anyway)?", "The Last Letter" (Mississippi disc jockey Jimmy Swan's reading of a letter to Williams by M-G-M boss Frank Walker) and Charley Pride's album There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me. (Brackett 2000, p.219n22). Moe Bandy (born in 1944 in Meridan, Mississippi) is a country music singer, currently performing primarily in Branson, Missouri at the Moe Bandy Theater. ... Coes 2004 collection of hits, The Essential David Allen Coe David Allan Coe (born David Alan Coe on September 6, 1939 in Akron, Ohio) is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. ... Fred Eaglesmith is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. ... Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 – March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Hawkshaw Hawkins, was a country music singer and member of the Grand Ole Opry from Huntington, West Virginia. ... Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was one of the most respected and influential American country music singers and guitarist of all time. ... The Kentucky Headhunters are an influential country rock group whose early albums were embraced by both country and rock fans, and maintain a cult following among alt-country fans to this day. ... Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Tim McGraw (born Samuel Timothy McGraw on May 1, 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana) is an American country music singer who has achieved many number one entries on the country singles and album charts, with total sales in excess of 25 million units. ... Aaron Tippin (born July 3, 1958) is a country music singer. ... The Waterboys, performing a concert in Antwerp in 2003. ... Hank Williams, Jr. ... Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock n roll singer and songwriter. ... Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was one of the most respected and influential American country music singers and guitarist of all time. ... Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Guy Clark (born 1941) is a country songwriter and performer. ... Mick Harvey (born Michael John Harvey, 1958 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia,) is an Australian rock musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ... Ashley Monroe is a country singer/songwriter from Knoxville, Tennessee. ... Charley Pride on the cover of one of his several greatest hits albums, from 2003 Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938 in Sledge, Mississippi) is a former Negro League baseball player who became one of the only African Americans to have a successful career in modern country music. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The play Hank Williams: Lost Highway is a tribute to Hank Williams. It is a recount of his life.

Samples

• Download sample of "Cold Cold Heart."

Quotes

• "A good song is a good song, and if I'm lucky enough to write it, well....! I get more kick out of writing than I do singing. I reckon I've written a thousand songs and had over 300 published."^[5] — Hank Williams

• "When I wrote about Hank Williams 'A hundred floors above me in the tower of song', it's not some kind of inverse modesty. I know where Hank Williams stands in the history of popular song. Your Cheatin' Heart, songs like that, are sublime, in his own tradition, and I feel myself a very minor writer."^[6] — Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. ...

References

• The Time-Life Country and Western Classics: Hank Williams, p.2. Quoted in Brackett, David (1995/2000). Interpreting Popular Music. ISBN 0-520-22541-4.

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Notes

Ralph J. Gleason (1917-1975) was an influential American jazz and pop music critic. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Official Hank Williams Fan Club
• Hank Williams' Boyhood Home & Museum
• at the Country Music Hall of Fame – 1961 Inductee
• at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame &ndasg 1987 Inductee
• at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame – 1985 Inductee
• PBS – American Masters
• Hank Williams: Lost Highway
• Hank Williams on Stereokiller
• Image of Hank Williams' death certificate
• Official Hank Williams Lost Highway Artist Page
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pziVkVl_b6o - (Hey Good Lookin')
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af9bbRTFPUY - (HonkyTonk Blues)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mTgKZeph_A - (Kate Smith TV Show)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sPmW-flDDI - (Health And Happiness Time)