Biography
Hank Williams is the father of contemporary country music. He was a superstar by the age of 25; he was dead at the age of 29. In those four short years, he established the rules for all the country performers who followed him and, in the process, much of popular music. Hank wrote a body of songs that became popular classics, and his direct, emotional lyrics and vocals became the standard for most popular performers. He lived a life as troubled and reckless as that depicted in his songs.
Hiram King Williams was born in Mount Olive, AL, on September 17, 1923. When he was eight years old, he was given a guitar by his mother. His musical education was provided by a local blues street singer, Rufus Payne, who was called Tee Tot. From Tee Tot, …Read More
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- Lefty Frizzell
- Ray Price
- Charley Pride
- Carl Smith
- Faron Young
- Webb Pierce
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Influenced By
- Rufus "Tee-Tot" Payne
- Roy Acuff
- The Carter Family
- Ernest Tubb
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Emmett Miller
- The Delmore Brothers
- Will Rogers
- Robert Johnson
- Rex Griffin
- Woody Guthrie
- Frank Hutchison
Followed
- John Wesley Ryles
- Mike Bradley
- Mark Capps
- Mark Casstevens
- Colin Escott
- Paul Franklin
- Brent Mason
- Brent Rowan
- Dennis Wilson
- Lonnie Wilson
- Glenn Worf
- Kira Florita
- Dion DiMucci
- Steve Young
- Willie Nelson
- The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Merle Haggard
- The Mekons
- Ronnie Dove
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Janis Martin
- Bill Haley
- Del Shannon
- The Blasters
- Band of Blacky Ranchette
- John Fogerty
- Rank and File
- Garth Brooks
- Johnny Cash
- George Jones
- Buck Owens
- Faron Young
