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the custody over the child she renamed "Cathy". However, upon Lilly's death in 1955, Irene
Williams assumed control of the estate. She became thus the legal guardian of Williams's son, while refusing to adopt Cathy. Irene made an attempt to contact the girl's mother, Bobbie Jett, who was at the time married and lived in California. Jett refused to take the child since her husband did not know of the existence of her daughter with Williams. Cathy was then put up for adoption and granted money from the estate of Lilly Williams, to be paid at the age of 21.
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Williams at a show where he gave her a sheaf of song lyrics he wanted her to read. She later said that although Dylan had said nothing about them at first, she recognized them immediately as her grandfather's work. He then said he had been asked to possibly cut an entire album, or that he might have other artists perform them. She heard nothing more about it for two years until Mary Martin revived the project and she got a phone call from her publishing company saying it was time for her to pick up some samples of the available material.
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Williams, and he confirmed the validity of the copyright renewal deal. Cathy's adoptive parents were contacted by a lawyer, but they refused to contest the ruling of the court. In 1967, Hank Williams, Jr. was declared the only heir to the estate by a second judge. In 1969, the guardianship of the estate was transferred to lawyer Robert Stewart after Irene was arrested and sentenced to a jail term for possession of cocaine by a Texas court. Hank Williams, Jr. reached legal adulthood in 1970.
1633:, where it was placed in a silver casket that was displayed at his mother's boarding house for two days. His funeral took place on January 4 at the Montgomery Auditorium, with his casket placed on the flower-covered stage. Mourners came to Montgomery from all over the South, and beyond. An estimated 15,000 to 25,000 people were outside the auditorium, and inside were 2,750, with the balcony set aside for about 200 black mourners. Hundreds passed by the casket. Backed by the Drifting Cowboys, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb and
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1282:. Afterwards Lister stored the demo acetate, with no markings, in a box of records kept at his house, and then when he moved, in his yard under a tarp for several years. He eventually gave the acetate to Hank Williams, Jr., who had a hit with it and an accompanying video which depicted the son playing with his father in an overdubbed dream sequence. The following month, MGM Records released Williams's debut album,
1583:. Carr and Williams checked out of the hotel, but the porters had to carry Williams to the car. Carr later mentioned that Williams had severe hiccups, while the porters said that he had made a coughing sound twice. Carr spoke with Toby Marshall on the phone, who informed him on behalf of the tour's promoter, A.V. Bamford, that the show in Charleston was cancelled and he ordered him instead to drive Williams to
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Williams's death concerning a welt that was visible on his head. That evening in Canton, when Williams's death was announced to the gathered crowd, a few people started laughing because they thought it was a joke. Akron deejay Cliff Rodgers assured the crowd that it was no joke and that Hank Williams was indeed dead. When
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Brimming with an anger that regularly spilled over into misogyny, Williams was also a master of spite". Hank Williams, Jr. wrote in his autobiography: "To hear the tributes, one would think that the entire city took turns kissing Daddy while he was still alive. While he was alive, he was despised and envied; after he died, he was some kind of saint."
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Williams's daughter at Lilly's boardinghouse. Williams's mother expressed to the Montgomery County Department of Public Welfare in January 1953 her intention to adopt the child. While Irene Williams opposed the adoption, Williams's mother was granted
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on WSM radio. Due to Williams's tour schedules, some of the shows were previously recorded to be played in his absence. During the mid-1960s, WSM staff photographer Les Leverett rescued acetates that were thrown away by the station. At a later point, the recordings were duplicated. In the 1980s, he
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A man named Lewis Fitzgerald (born 1943) claimed to be Williams's illegitimate son; he was the son of Marie McNeil, Williams's cousin. Fitzgerald was interviewed, and he suggested that Lillie Williams operated a brothel at her boarding house in Montgomery. A friend of the family denied his claims,
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executive Mary Martin, one of the producers of "Timeless", was consulted about other means of drawing attention to material from the Williams archive. She said that Bob Dylan was given the first opportunity to perform 12 songs for a CD compilation. Dylan approached Williams's granddaughter Holly
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are also country musicians. In July 2020, his granddaughter Katherine (Hank Jr.'s daughter) died in a car crash at the age of 27. His great-grandson Coleman Finchum, son of Hank Williams III, released his debut single credited to IV and the Strange Band in 2021. Meanwhile, Lewis Fitzgerald's son
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that caused him lifelong pain and became a major factor in his later alcohol and drug abuse. At the age of three, Williams sat with his mother as she played the organ at the Mount Olive Baptist Church. Lillie also joined singing the hymns that influenced the singer's later compositions. Williams
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TV critic, Ken Tucker, wrote: "despite being a pop-culture titan and rightly dubbed "father of country music", Hank Williams was possibly the least likable — least warm and sympathetic — figure in modern music. Reeking of self-pity, he wrote and sang some of the greatest woe-is-me music of the
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at the Tyree Funeral House. He found hemorrhages in the heart and neck and pronounced the cause of death as "acute rt. ventricular dilation". He also wrote that Williams had been severely beaten and kicked in the groin recently (during a fight in a Montgomery bar a few days earlier), and local
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On May 21, 1951, Williams was admitted to North Louisiana Sanitarium in Shreveport for treatment of his alcoholism and his back problem, and was released on May 24. In November of the same year, he fell trying to leap across a gully on a squirrel hunting trip with his fiddler Jerry Rivers in
1605:. Carr stopped at a small all-night restaurant and asked for a relief driver from a local taxi company, as he felt exhausted after driving for 20 hours. Driver Don Surface left the restaurant with Carr and Williams. They drove on until they stopped for fuel and coffee at a gas station in
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Board awarded Williams a posthumous special citation that paid tribute to his "craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life".
1456:, which made his heart problems worse. The final concert of his 1952 tour was held in Austin, Texas, at the Skyline Club on December 19. Williams's last known public performance took place in Montgomery, on December 21, where he sang at a benefit held by the local chapter of the
1548:, on New Years Eve, December 31, 1952. Advance ticket sales totaled $ 3,000. That day, Williams could not fly because of a snow storm in the Montgomery area; he hired a college student, Charles Carr, to drive him to the concerts. On December 30, Williams and Carr stopped at the
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magazine that the label had to reduce their planned releases for the month from 12 records to 6 to satisfy the demand for Williams's music. The label estimated that the amount of back orders of his records, and those by other artists would cover the production of their
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significantly influenced his musical style. After winning an amateur talent contest, Williams began his professional career in Montgomery in the late 1930s playing on local radio stations and at area venues such as school houses, movie theaters, and bars. He formed the
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first wife half of the royalties, but allegedly there was no clarification that the deal was valid after his death. Because Williams left no will, the disposition of the remaining 50 percent was considered uncertain; those involved included Williams's second wife,
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and a wreath-laying ceremony at Williams's graveside as the closing event. At the ceremony, September 17, 2023, was proclaimed Hank Williams Day. Meanwhile, in Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum organized a concert featuring artists including
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ranked Williams at No. 30 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. For the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Hank Williams Museum organized a three-day event in Montgomery that consisted of a series of concerts at the Davis Theater at
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Material recorded by Williams, originally intended for radio broadcasts to be played when he was on tour or for its distribution to radio stations nationwide, resurfaced over the years. In 1993, a double-disc set of recordings of Williams for the
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There are several versions of how Williams got his first guitar. While several prominent Georgiana residents later claimed to have bought it for him, his mother said she bought it for him and that she arranged for his first lessons. Williams told
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866:. Williams's alcohol use started to become a problem during the tours; on occasion he spent a large part of the show revenues on alcohol. Meanwhile, between tour schedules, Williams returned to Montgomery to host his radio show.
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magazine took a poll the year after Williams's death, he was voted the most popular country and Western performer of all time. On February 8, 1960, Williams's star was placed at 6400 Hollywood Boulevard on the
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artist service to perform across western Louisiana and eastern Texas, always returning on Saturdays for the show's weekly broadcast. After a few more moderate hits, in 1949 he released his version of the 1922
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backup band, which was managed by his mother, and dropped out of school to devote his time to his career. Because his alcoholism made him unreliable, he was fired and rehired several times by radio station
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praised the "straightforward approach" of Williams's songs, which they deemed "brutally honest" and written in the "language of the everyman". To
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George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Romanowski Bashe, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001).
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Hank Williams: The Complete Mother's Best Recordings ...Plus!
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Vocal Collaboration of the Year ("There's a Tear in My Beer")
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Sign of Life: A Story of Family, Tragedy, Music, and Healing
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Hank: The Short Life and Long Country Road of Hank Williams
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Oermann, Robert K.; Goldsmith, Thomas (October 10, 1989).
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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Escott, Colin, Merritt, George & MacEwen, William 2009
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for the W. T. Smith lumber company and was drafted during
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5486:
Escott, Colin; Merritt, George; MacEwen, William (2009).
5344:
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Digital Collections
5324:
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Digital Collections
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1963:
and Sam Williams, and granddaughters Hilary Williams and
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1869:'s 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003, behind only
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Hank Williams's star at 6400 Hollywood Boulevard, on the
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Williams, Sheppard, and the Drifting Cowboys band in 1951
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to any significant degree, he wrote such iconic hits as "
8085:* indicates award given to widow in year after his death
5557:. New York: Press and Sun-Bulletin. Gannett News Service
5465:
5451:"Newly Discovered Hank! 'The Garden Spot Programs' 1950"
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in 1951. Among other fake titles, he said that he was a
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Williams signed with MGM Records in 1947 and released "
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Original Songs of Hank Williams "The Drifting Cow Boy"
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Goldsmith, Thomas; Oermann, Robert K. (June 6, 1990).
4996:"Crowds Pack Cramton Bowl To Close Hank Williams Days"
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1626:" as a tribute to him, the crowd began to sing along.
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and other performers started singing Williams's song "
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Listing of all Hank Williams's songs and alternatives
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Family Tradition - Three Generations of Hank Williams
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4006:
3004:
2548:"Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing - Hank Williams"
2493:"Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing - Hank Williams"
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Vocal Event of the Year ("There's a Tear in My Beer")
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Music Video of the Year ("There's a Tear in My Beer")
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radio program. The next year he released a cover of "
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American singer, songwriter, and musician (1923–1953)
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The Long and Winding Road from Blake to the Beatles
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6013:"Hear a newly discovered Hank Williams performance"
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Rainbow at Midnight: Labor and Culture in the 1940s
5041:"New exhibit explores Hank Williams' family legacy"
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7883:American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War
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6074:The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History
5704:"Hank Williams: Native American group Inducts Him"
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1885:also starring Waters was produced for television.
906:He started a job as a shipfitter's helper for the
683:, and Elonzo was sent to the VA Medical Center in
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6946:Your Cheatin' Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams
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5535:The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll
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2079:. Gimarc contacted Williams's daughter Jett, and
1629:On January 2, Williams's body was transported to
1594:Entrance marker of the Oakwood Annex Cemetery in
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6965:Still in Love with You: Hank and Audrey Williams
6845:"Ex-ironworker Clint Black dominates ACM awards"
6274:Creating country music: fabricating authenticity
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5380:"The Greatest: 40 Greatest Men of Country Music"
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823:In July 1937, the Williams and McNeils opened a
7275:I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
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6231:. Vol. 61, no. 64. Alexander City, AL
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5144:
5024:"Hank Williams' heirs own rights to recordings"
4952:Goldsmith, Thomas & Oermann, Robert K. 1990
4928:Oermann, Robert K. & Goldsmith, Thomas 1989
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2403:Video of the Year ("There's a Tear in My Beer")
2369:Video of the Year ("There's a Tear in My Beer")
1791:Many artists of the 1950s and 1960s, including
1436:. He purchased the DSC title for $ 25 from the
1345:I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
592:Hall of Fame in 1999, and gained a star on the
529:". In 1952, Audrey divorced him and he married
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5212:"File Action to Untangle Hank Williams Estate"
5184:"In-Pouring of Tributes to Williams Continues"
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2247:The Complete Mothers' Best Recordings... Plus!
2191:In 1951, Williams hosted a 15-minute show for
1335:" and joined the rest of the cast in singing "
1146:", and "Lovesick Blues", which reached No. 1.
858:. The band started playing in theaters before
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6771:Williams, Hilary; Roberts, Mary Beth (2010).
6555:"Stars bring Hank's 'Lost Notebooks' to life"
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6990:Rivers, Jerry (1967). Thurston Moore (ed.).
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5581:Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
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3251:Young, William H. & Young, Nancy K. 2010
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888:medically disqualified from military service
7677:Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
6915:Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (2010).
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5914:"Raitt's revival is confirmed by 4 Grammys"
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2310:Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration
2241:, a selection of numbers pertaining to the
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1645:". Williams's remains are interred at the
1556:. The following morning, they continued to
1102:. He brought together Bob McNett (guitar),
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6822:Williams, Hank Jr.; Bane, Michael (1979).
6797:Sing a Sad Song: The Life of Hank Williams
6194:
5429:
5405:"Country titles enter Grammy Hall of Fame"
5043:. Yahoo!. Associated Press. Archived from
4143:
3814:
3802:
1514:were married by a justice of the peace in
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19:For other people named Hank Williams, see
6967:. Nashville, Tenn.: Rutledge Hill Press.
6963:Williams, Lycrecia; Dale Vinicur (1989).
6623:Vanderslice, Paula (September 11, 1978).
5911:
5702:Herald-Journal staff (November 9, 1999).
5684:Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams
5377:
5364:The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
5079:
4915:
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4302:
2505:
2199:The Legacy Entertainment Group, based in
1540:Williams was scheduled to perform at the
1262:. In October, Williams recorded a demo, "
819:Williams performing in Montgomery in 1938
596:. In 2010, he was posthumously awarded a
576:, among others. He was inducted into the
44:Williams in a 1948 promotional photo for
9535:20th-century American singer-songwriters
6693:"Hank Williams – Hollywood Walk of Fame"
6463:Savingcountrymusic.com (April 8, 2021).
6403:Rolling Stone staff (January 10, 2014).
6366:
5120:Betts, Stephen L. (September 17, 2019).
5100:Betts, Stephen L. (September 18, 2018).
5038:
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2172:On October 22, 1975, a federal judge in
2102:Williams was portrayed by English actor
1877:performed as Williams in the stage play
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1140:You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
908:Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
873:
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434:Country & Western Best Sellers chart
9545:Alcohol-related deaths in West Virginia
6898:Language Variety in the South Revisited
6891:
6869:"TSHA | Price, Noble Ray [Ray]"
6691:Walk of Fame staff (January 28, 2013).
6625:"Truckers Present Country Music Awards"
6423:Rolling Stone staff (January 1, 2023).
6139:Oermann, Robert K. (December 9, 1987).
5989:
5866:"Jett Williams Accepts Hank's Pulitzer"
4968:
4251:
3310:
3010:
2554:
1788:"), as well as many other top 10 hits.
1579:that also contained a quarter-grain of
1496:. The couple divorced on May 29, 1952.
1484:On December 15, 1944, Williams married
970:Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)
839:guitar on the sidewalk in front of the
497:", which quickly reached number one on
9512:
7310:I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
7058:, with 127 library catalog records
6989:
6943:
6425:"The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time"
6114:"Sneezy Water finally playing himself"
5807:Kris Kristofferson: Country Highwayman
5357:
5337:
5317:
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3478:
3466:
2447:List of songs written by Hank Williams
1948:Williams's grandson, Hank Williams III
1774:I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
1670:I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
1587:, for a New Year's Day concert there.
1372:I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
8354:
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7649:
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7486:
7070:
6597:"Hank: No original songs in material"
6443:Sauter, Danica (September 21, 2023).
6198:Crossroads: A Southern Culture Annual
5730:Hilbourn, Robert (October 28, 2008).
5182:Billboard staff (January 31, 1953a).
4994:Andersen, Fred (September 22, 1954).
4192:Haggard, Merle & Carter, Tom 1999
1879:Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave
1460:for a radio announcer who had polio.
1184:I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'
9630:American musicians with disabilities
9590:Drug-related deaths in West Virginia
9580:Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
8483:Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
6722:
6532:Stefano, Angela (February 8, 2015).
5634:Haggard, Merle; Carter, Tom (1999).
5507:Flippo, Chet (September 15, 2011b).
5145:Billboard staff (January 13, 1951).
4620:
2567:. Liveright Publishing. p. 15.
2112:, based on Colin Escott's 1994 book
9565:American country singer-songwriters
8829:Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers
7459:Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts
7452:The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
6673:"Hank Williams - American Musician"
6595:Underwood, Ryan (October 5, 2006).
6506:Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation
6299:Ragogna, Mike (November 11, 2010).
6054:Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen
6011:Mansfield, Brian (March 28, 2014).
5897:. University of Mississippi press.
5849:. University Press of Mississippi.
5403:Cooper, Peter (December 10, 2010).
5060:Avant, Julia (September 18, 2023).
1987:The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
890:after falling from a bull during a
679:, doctors determined that he had a
13:
9685:20th-century American male singers
9650:People from Butler County, Alabama
9615:Musicians from Montgomery, Alabama
9570:American people of English descent
9550:Accidental deaths in West Virginia
6992:Hank Williams: From Life to Legend
6937:
6570:Tucker, Ken (September 25, 1998).
6553:Talbott, Chris (October 7, 2011).
6405:"100 Greatest Artists of All Time"
6383:Roland, Tom (September 16, 2023).
6112:Mulholland, Dave (April 9, 1981).
5777:Hughes, Mike (February 13, 2011).
5555:"Rick Van Shelton Tops TNN Awards"
5449:Elliot, Gwendolyn (May 24, 2014).
5253:. University of California Press.
5082:"Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues"
2149:and Williams's mother and sister.
1913:Native American Music Hall of Fame
1510:On October 18, 1952, Williams and
1207:
990:
728:
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9706:
9374:Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
7426:List of tributes to Hank Williams
7345:Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)
7152:Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter
7096:
7015:
6251:Pasquini, Maria (June 14, 2020).
6223:Outlook staff (August 13, 1954).
6169:"Strait receives top entertainer"
5750:Hinckley, David (April 9, 1993).
5466:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2013).
5210:Billboard staff (May 23, 1953b).
2292:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2259:List of tributes to Hank Williams
1904:featured an episode on Williams.
1863:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1438:Chicago School of Applied Science
1386:, a girlfriend of country singer
847:the medical center in Louisiana.
9665:20th-century American guitarists
9540:Sidney Lanier High School alumni
7871:The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
7819:
7812:
6858:
6800:. University of Illinois Press.
6699:. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
6642:
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6339:
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6186:
6158:
6130:
6092:Michaels, Sean (June 13, 2014).
5996:. University of Illinois Press.
5940:Lewis, Randy (October 2, 2011).
5931:
5882:
5795:
5768:
5721:
5718:– via Google News Archive.
5664:Harmon, Bryce (August 4, 2021).
5568:
5421:
5298:Chiu, David (November 2, 2010).
5238:
5201:
5173:
5013:
4108:George-Warren, Holly et al. 2001
2044:Hank Williams: The Legend Begins
1941:
1927:
1463:
1458:American Federation of Musicians
1241:Problems playing this file? See
1223:
1032:Problems playing this file? See
1016:A major hit for Hank Williams, "
1006:
762:Problems playing this file? See
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405:
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9690:Singer-songwriters from Alabama
9620:People from Greenville, Alabama
7331:Take These Chains from My Heart
6994:. Denver: Heather Enterprises.
6900:. University of Alabama Press.
6867:Wilson, Tony (March 23, 2016).
6843:Wilson, Jeff (April 26, 1990).
6651:Vigeland, Tess (May 18, 2014).
6320:Rankin, Allen (July 15, 1951).
6277:. University of Chicago Press.
5912:Kot, Greg (February 22, 1990).
5864:Keiper, Nicole (May 30, 2010).
5825:Hyperbolium (October 7, 2010).
2512:. Amberley Publishing Limited.
1850:In 1964, the biographical film
1786:Take These Chains from My Heart
1422:I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
1418:Take These Chains from My Heart
1190:" became a hit, but it was the
943:Original Songs of Hank Williams
598:Pulitzer Prize Special Citation
540:in the back seat of a car near
242:
216:
9585:Country musicians from Alabama
7466:The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
6825:Living Proof: An Autobiography
5891:Koon, George William (2001) .
5272:Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story
5080:BBC staff (February 5, 2005).
4975:The Alabama Music Hall of Fame
2540:
2526:
2485:
2434:
2068:The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
1637:performed "I Saw the Light", "
1339:". On April 23, he performed "
1312:Vanderbilt University Hospital
1168:My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
483:. He released the hit single "
21:Hank Williams (disambiguation)
1:
9680:American rockabilly musicians
9610:Sterling Records (US) artists
8383:Members of the Grand Ole Opry
8326:Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
8056:Graduate School of Journalism
7890:George Washington, Vols. I-IV
6603:. Vol. 102, no. 278
6271:Peterson, Richard A. (1997).
5967:"Hank's Lost Charleston Show"
5710:. Vol. 154, no. 313
5608:The Day the World Turned Blue
5220:. Vol. 65, no. 21.
5022:AP staff (January 24, 2006).
5002:. Vol. 126, no. 227
4961:
4028:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas 2013
2509:Wales: A Historical Companion
1831:were influenced by Williams.
1331:. On March 26, he performed "
671:. After being evaluated at a
604:
510:. Although unable to read or
9670:Blues musicians from Alabama
9640:American acoustic guitarists
7373:(I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing
7359:The Pale Horse and His Rider
7233:My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
6572:"The Complete Hank Williams"
6328:. Vol. 123, no. 28
6175:. Vol. 84, no. 248
6147:. Vol. 82, no. 294
6056:. Penguin Publishing Group.
5920:. Vol. 143, no. 53
5810:. Rowman & Littlefield.
5779:"Grammys cover their tracks"
5489:Hank Williams: The Biography
5155:. Vol. 63, no. 2.
2451:
2114:Hank Williams: The Biography
1472:Williams and his first wife
1382:". Around this time, he met
1144:My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
1055:, a radio show broadcast on
792:My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
740:My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
590:Native American Music Awards
479:, he signed a contract with
7:
9560:American country guitarists
7240:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
6892:Wilmeth, Thomas L. (2014).
6855:– via Newspapers.com.
6794:Williams, Roger M. (1981).
6723:WSFA (September 15, 2023).
6639:– via Newspapers.com.
6631:. Vol. 111, no. 3
6611:– via Newspapers.com.
6336:– via Newspapers.com.
6239:– via Newspapers.com.
6201:. Mercer University Press.
6183:– via Newspapers.com.
6155:– via Newspapers.com.
6127:– via Newspapers.com.
5928:– via Newspapers.com.
5879:– via Newspapers.com.
5792:– via Newspapers.com.
5765:– via Newspapers.com.
5687:. New York: Penguin Group.
5565:– via Newspapers.com.
5418:– via Newspapers.com.
5039:AP staff (April 17, 2008).
5010:– via Newspapers.com.
4474:Savingcountrymusic.com 2021
2252:
2040:Health & Happiness Show
1430:Oklahoma State Penitentiary
1358:In June 1952, he recorded "
1328:The Kate Smith Evening Hour
1321:Williams performing in 1951
1163:, and Helms' steel guitar.
613:Williams's family house in
544:, en route to a concert in
527:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
10:
9711:
9555:American street performers
8124:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
7527:Country Music Hall of Fame
7173:The Complete Hank Williams
6671:Wallenfeldt, Jeff (2023).
6540:. Taste of Country Network
6229:The Alexander City Outlook
6141:"Warwick says she'll wait"
5894:Hank Williams, So Lonesome
5250:Interpreting popular music
5190:. Vol. 65, no. 5
2444:
2438:
2256:
2223:Tennessee Court of Appeals
1865:. He was ranked second in
1845:Alabama Music Hall of Fame
1707:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1697:Country Music Hall of Fame
1533:
952:at the recommendation of
586:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
578:Country Music Hall of Fame
464:In 1944, Williams married
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8789:David "Stringbean" Akeman
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7182:
7122:
7104:
6071:McPherson, David (2017).
6052:McDonough, Jimmy (2010).
5587:Little, Brown and Company
5577:Guralnick, Peter (1999).
5468:"Hank Williams Biography"
5235:– via Google Books.
5198:– via Google Books.
5170:– via Google Books.
5000:The Montgomery Advertiser
4918:, p. 28 (section 1).
4836:Koon, George William 2001
4824:Koon, George William 2001
4782:Koon, George William 2001
4513:Koon, George William 2001
4387:Herald-Journal staff 1999
3926:Peterson, Richard A. 1997
3866:Koon, George William 2001
3731:Koon, George William 2001
3707:Koon, George William 2001
3647:Koon, George William 2001
3635:Koon, George William 2001
3623:Koon, George William 2001
3611:Koon, George William 2001
3587:Koon, George William 2001
3563:Koon, George William 2001
3551:Koon, George William 2001
3539:Koon, George William 2001
3443:Koon, George William 2001
3431:Koon, George William 2001
3419:Koon, George William 2001
3263:Koon, George William 2001
3227:Koon, George William 2001
3215:Koon, George William 2001
3203:Koon, George William 2001
3193:, pp. 109, 113, 116.
3047:Koon, George William 2001
2963:Koon, George William 2001
2915:Koon, George William 2001
2903:Koon, George William 2001
2891:Koon, George William 2001
2636:Koon, George William 2001
2624:Koon, George William 2001
2506:Breverton, Terry (2009).
2480:Koon, George William 2001
2441:Hank Williams discography
2395:
2347:
2314:There's a Tear in My Beer
2296:29th Annual Grammy Awards
2263:
1915:. On April 12, 2010, the
1679:
1546:Charleston, West Virginia
1476:in a publicity photo for
1368:Settin' the Woods on Fire
1264:There's a Tear in My Beer
1172:Why Should We Try Anymore
862:and later they played in
805:
487:" in 1947 and joined the
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158:The Hillbilly Shakespeare
142:
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9695:Drifting Cowboys members
9645:American male guitarists
9625:People with spina bifida
7488:Awards for Hank Williams
7366:Weary Blues from Waitin'
7296:Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
7247:Long Gone Lonesome Blues
6527:– via Archive.org.
6352:. Liveright Publishing.
5990:Lipsitz, George (1994).
5732:"There's Plenty Cookin'"
5659:– via Archive.org.
5629:– via Archive.org.
5513:Country Music Television
5434:. Simon & Schuster.
5384:Country Music Television
5293:– via Archive.org.
5247:Brackett, David (2000).
4609:Rolling Stone staff 2023
4339:Rolling Stone staff 2014
4052:Williams & Bane 1979
3493:, pp. 209, 226–227.
3037:, pp. 34–35, 38–39.
2373:Academy of Country Music
2178:Supreme Court of Alabama
2140:Lawsuits over the estate
2048:Alexander's Ragtime Band
1770:Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
1750:Long Gone Lonesome Blues
1529:
1360:Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
1343:" and sang a truncated "
1176:Long Gone Lonesome Blues
1149:
882:The American entry into
869:
810:
698:, where Lillie opened a
659:, a birth defect of the
582:Songwriters Hall of Fame
106:Montgomery, Alabama
9675:American gospel singers
9655:Guitarists from Alabama
7726:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
7052:Hank Williams 1923–1953
7045:August 5, 2019, at the
6762:Williams, Hank (1945).
6743:Whitburn, Joel (2002).
6704:Whitburn, Joel (1991).
6677:Encyclopædia Britannica
6348:Ribowsky, Mark (2016).
5845:Isenhour, Jack (2011).
5681:Hemphill, Paul (2005).
5604:Hagarty, Britt (1983).
4722:Williams, Roger M. 1981
4705:Williams, Roger M. 1981
4693:Williams, Roger M. 1981
4681:Williams, Roger M. 1981
4291:Oermann, Robert K. 1987
4276:Vanderslice, Paula 1978
4240:Walk of Fame staff 2013
4228:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3950:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3890:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3779:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3743:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3695:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3683:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3659:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3599:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3527:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3515:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3445:, pp. 63, 153–154.
3287:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3155:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3143:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3107:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3095:Williams, Roger M. 1981
3059:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2951:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2780:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2756:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2732:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2720:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2684:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2660:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2648:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2588:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2561:Ribowsky, Mark (2016).
2465:Williams, Roger M. 1981
2409:with Hank Williams Jr.
2361:with Hank Williams Jr.
2159:Tennessee Walking Horse
1702:Encyclopædia Britannica
1607:Oak Hill, West Virginia
1380:I Won't Be Home No More
779:San Francisco Chronicle
542:Oak Hill, West Virginia
90:Oak Hill, West Virginia
9635:Pulitzer Prize winners
9600:Grand Ole Opry members
8819:Bashful Brother Oswald
8613:Old Crow Medicine Show
7959:. A special award for
7421:Death of Hank Williams
7352:I'm Satisfied with You
7219:Mind Your Own Business
7159:Hank Williams on Stage
6944:Flippo, Chet (1997) .
6510:. Contemporary Books.
6487:. Palgrave Macmillan.
6483:Schneider, M. (2008).
6031:Masino, Susan (2011).
5804:Hurd, Mary G. (2015).
5670:The Murfreesboro Pulse
5642:. Cliff Street Books.
5455:American Standard Time
5432:Chronicles: Volume One
4573:Elliot, Gwendolyn 2014
4438:Betts, Stephen L. 2018
4001:Wallenfeldt, Jeff 2023
2768:Betts, Stephen L. 2019
2393:with Hank Williams Jr.
2377:with Hank Williams Jr.
2345:with Hank Williams Jr.
1841:Hollywood Walk of Fame
1692:
1690:Hollywood Walk of Fame
1663:Bloomfield, New Jersey
1652:In late January 1953,
1598:
1536:Death of Hank Williams
1481:
1322:
1254:tour of the U.S. with
1212:
1136:Mind Your Own Business
995:
879:
860:the screening of films
820:
733:
622:Butler County, Alabama
617:
594:Hollywood Walk of Fame
102:Oakwood Annex Cemetery
71:Butler County, Alabama
9575:Baptists from Alabama
9499:Steven Curtis Chapman
9334:Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
8854:Carl Butler and Pearl
8304:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
7338:The Blues Come Around
7254:Why Don't You Love Me
6729:Gray Media Group, Inc
6657:National Public Radio
6629:The Kansas City Times
6502:Selvin, Joel (1990).
6449:Gray Media Group, Inc
6326:Montgomery Advertiser
5783:Lansing State Journal
5752:"Saving Brown's Soul"
5132:on September 20, 2019
5066:Gray Media Group, Inc
4848:Hilbourn, Robert 2008
4669:Billboard staff 1953b
4549:Mansfield, Brian 2014
4327:Mulholland, Dave 1981
4315:McPherson, David 2017
4168:McDonough, Jimmy 2010
4120:Guralnick, Peter 1999
3938:Billboard staff 1953a
3637:, pp. 26, 36–38.
2239:Unreleased Recordings
2221:In January 2006, the
2216:Universal Music Group
2097:Best Historical Album
1883:1980 movie adaptation
1754:Why Don't You Love Me
1687:
1593:
1471:
1320:
1211:
1180:Why Don't You Love Me
1047:Shreveport, Louisiana
994:
877:
818:
784:Rufus "Tee-Tot" Payne
732:
685:Alexandria, Louisiana
612:
9595:Grammy Award winners
9430:The Wilburn Brothers
9364:Uncle Jimmy Thompson
8949:Little Jimmy Dickens
8939:The Delmore Brothers
8468:Dailey & Vincent
8074:Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.
7957:Oscar Hammerstein II
7918:Theodor Seuss Geisel
7894:James Thomas Flexner
7854:Old Road to Paradise
7748:The Kansas City Star
7586:James R. "Jim" Denny
6582:on November 20, 2015
6469:Saving Country Music
5965:Lilly, John (2002).
5638:My House of Memories
5268:Bragg, Rick (2014).
4981:on February 13, 2003
4865:Underwood, Ryan 2006
4585:Stefano, Angela 2015
4525:Hinckley, David 1993
4450:Pasquini, Maria 2020
3421:, pp. 153, 154.
3335:Billboard staff 1951
2816:Brackett, David 2000
2201:Brentwood, Tennessee
2091:. The release won a
2052:New San Antonio Rose
1718:Entertainment Weekly
1566:Andrew Johnson Hotel
1562:Knoxville, Tennessee
1542:Municipal Auditorium
1494:spina bifida occulta
657:spina bifida occulta
219: 1944;
9605:MGM Records artists
9450:The Willis Brothers
9164:The Louvin Brothers
8984:The Everly Brothers
8974:The Duke of Paducah
8944:The DeZurik Sisters
8062:Frank D. Fackenthal
8052:Columbia University
8046:William Allen White
7733:Cyrus L. Sulzberger
7324:Your Cheatin' Heart
7131:Hank Williams Sings
7056:Library of Congress
6747:. Record Research.
6708:. Record Research.
6559:New York Daily News
6305:The Huffington Post
6195:Olson, Ted (2004).
5756:New York Daily News
5676:on August 12, 2021.
5430:Dylan, Bob (2004).
5276:. Canongate Books.
4748:, pp. 285–286.
4707:, pp. 234–235.
4645:Sauter, Danica 2023
4597:Michaels, Sean 2014
4561:Vigeland, Tess 2014
4515:, pp. 153–154.
4501:Talbott, Chris 2011
4402:Keiper, Nicole 2010
4266:, pp. 192–193.
4264:Hemphill, Paul 2005
4204:Hagarty, Britt 1983
4156:Isenhour, Jack 2011
4096:Ribowsky, Mark 2016
4080:Andersen, Fred 1954
3974:Whitburn, Joel 2002
3964:, pp. 288–289.
3914:Hemphill, Paul 2005
3904:, pp. 276–280.
3892:, pp. 223–224.
3880:, pp. 275–276.
3841:, pp. 268–270.
3817:, pp. 296–298.
3793:, pp. 265–266.
3755:Ribowsky, Mark 2016
3745:, pp. 233–236.
3577:, pp. 255–256.
3529:, pp. 197–199.
3505:, pp. 213–216.
3457:, p. 209, 211.
3409:, pp. 191–193.
3395:Ribowsky, Mark 2016
3359:Whitburn, Joel 1991
3349:, pp. 155–159.
3323:Hemphill, Paul 2005
3277:, pp. 117–118.
3275:Hemphill, Paul 2005
3083:Williams, Hank 1945
2999:Hemphill, Paul 2005
2987:Hemphill, Paul 2005
2927:Hemphill, Paul 2005
2804:Hemphill, Paul 2005
2744:Hemphill, Paul 2005
2696:Hemphill, Paul 2005
2600:Ribowsky, Mark 2016
2406:TNN/Music City News
2390:TNN/Music City News
2243:Mother's Best Flour
2193:Mother's Best Flour
2186:Mother's Best Flour
2106:in the 2016 biopic
2089:Omnivore Recordings
1898:documentary series
1853:Your Cheatin' Heart
1782:Your Cheatin' Heart
1643:Peace in the Valley
1631:Montgomery, Alabama
1596:Montgomery, Alabama
1554:Birmingham, Alabama
1414:Your Cheatin' Heart
1304:Franklin, Tennessee
1285:Hank Williams Sings
1079:", made popular by
832:'s "Dissatisfied".
800:Montgomery, Alabama
696:Greenville, Alabama
516:Your Cheatin' Heart
127:32.3847°N 86.2913°W
123: /
57:Hiram King Williams
9109:Johnnie & Jack
9044:George Hamilton IV
8874:The Carter Sisters
8608:The Oak Ridge Boys
7799:(2020, posthumous)
7777:Richard Lee Strout
7770:Gannett Newspapers
7756:The New York Times
7712:The New York Times
7697:William O. Dapping
6948:. London: Plexus.
6879:on August 24, 2020
6873:www.tshaonline.org
6037:. Backbeat Books.
5378:CMT staff (2004).
5026:. Associated Press
4880:Ragogna, Mike 2010
4537:Flippo, Chet 2011b
4462:Harmon, Bryce 2021
4363:Cooper, Peter 2010
4132:Schneider, M. 2008
4068:Outlook staff 1954
3589:, p. 75, 154.
3517:, p. 201-204.
3385:, p. 180–181.
3299:Hurd, Mary G. 2015
2867:Rankin, Allen 1951
2840:Masino, Susan 2011
2147:Billie Jean Horton
1934:Hank Williams, Jr.
1693:
1599:
1482:
1323:
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996:
960:. They approached
936:Andalusia, Alabama
880:
821:
734:
721:disability pension
710:. She worked in a
702:next to the local
692:Georgiana, Alabama
677:Pensacola, Florida
634:American Civil War
618:
615:Georgiana, Alabama
574:the Rolling Stones
531:Billie Jean Horton
234:Billie Jean Horton
152:Lovesick Blues Boy
67:September 17, 1923
9507:
9506:
9089:Stonewall Jackson
9029:The Gully Jumpers
8678:Ricky Van Shelton
8653:Riders in the Sky
8348:
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8342:
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8090:
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7876:Garrett Mattingly
7858:Margaret Widdemer
7643:
7642:
7622:Stephen H. Sholes
7480:
7479:
7400:Hank Williams III
7390:Hank Williams Jr.
7268:Hey, Good Lookin'
7138:Moanin' the Blues
6974:978-1-55853-105-5
6928:978-0-313-35652-0
6907:978-0-8173-0882-7
6835:978-0-399-12369-6
6807:978-0-252-00861-0
6786:978-0-306-81913-1
6779:. Da Capo Press.
6754:978-0-898-20151-2
6715:978-0-89820-080-5
6565:on April 4, 2023.
6494:978-0-230-61317-1
6367:RockHall (2023).
6359:978-1-631-49158-0
6284:978-0-226-66284-8
6208:978-0-86554-866-4
6118:Red Deer Advocate
6084:978-1-4597-3495-1
6063:978-1-101-18995-5
6044:978-1-617-13107-3
6003:978-0-252-06394-7
5946:Los Angeles Times
5904:978-1-57806-283-6
5856:978-1-617-03102-1
5817:978-0-8108-8821-0
5736:Los Angeles Times
5596:978-0-316-33222-4
5545:978-0-7432-0120-9
5499:978-0-316-07463-6
5441:978-0-743-22815-2
5390:on April 14, 2009
5283:978-0-857-86160-3
5260:978-0-520-22541-1
5047:on March 18, 2013
4940:Wilson, Jeff 1990
4838:, pp. 89–90.
4633:Avant, Julia 2023
4489:Lewis, Randy 2011
4375:Hughes, Mike 2011
4317:, pp. 94–95.
4216:Selvin, Joel 1990
4182:, pp. 92–93.
4170:, pp. 35–36.
3769:, pp. 64–65.
3733:, pp. 68–70.
3709:, pp. 65–67.
3613:, pp. 22–24.
3217:, pp. 46–50.
3205:, pp. 41–42.
3169:, pp. 98–99.
3157:, pp. 69–71.
3145:, pp. 66–67.
3133:, pp. 64–65.
3121:, pp. 59–60.
3109:, pp. 58–60.
3097:, pp. 56–57.
3073:, pp. 41–42.
3049:, pp. 23–24.
3001:, pp. 39–40.
2989:, pp. 34–37.
2965:, pp. 16–18.
2941:, pp. 20–21.
2917:, pp. 16–17.
2881:, pp. 19–21.
2830:, pp. 21–23.
2782:, pp. 20–26.
2746:, pp. 16–17.
2722:, pp. 10–14.
2710:, pp. 13–14.
2698:, pp. 18–21.
2574:978-1-63149-158-0
2519:978-1-4456-0990-4
2432:
2431:
2326:Hank Williams Jr.
1961:Hank Williams III
1766:Hey, Good Lookin'
1758:Moanin' the Blues
1728:Alabama governor
1639:Beyond the Sunset
1603:Bristol, Virginia
1516:Minden, Louisiana
1512:Billie Jean Jones
1490:Hank Williams Jr.
1434:Doctor of Science
1403:Louisiana Hayride
1401:shows and in the
1384:Billie Jean Jones
1266:" for a friend, "
1228:
1219:Beyond the Sunset
1128:Hank Williams Jr.
1052:Louisiana Hayride
1049:, and joined the
1011:
979:Loews Corporation
856:Florida Panhandle
749:
638:railroad engineer
538:died unexpectedly
520:Hey, Good Lookin'
490:Louisiana Hayride
447:. Both Payne and
413:
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282:Hank Williams III
261:Hank Williams Jr.
186:Years active
132:32.3847; -86.2913
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9324:Mississippi Slim
9204:Jesse McReynolds
9189:Uncle Dave Macon
9054:Hawkshaw Hawkins
8919:Wilma Lee Cooper
8889:June Carter Cash
8723:Carrie Underwood
8588:Eddie Montgomery
8548:Barbara Mandrell
8413:Kelsea Ballerini
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7704:Edmonton Journal
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7598:Uncle Dave Macon
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7436:Sterling Records
7431:Drifting Cowboys
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7282:Honky Tonk Blues
7261:Cold, Cold Heart
7166:40 Greatest Hits
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2227:Hank Williams Jr
2087:and released by
2004:Lucinda Williams
1945:
1931:
1762:Cold, Cold Heart
1744:in his career ("
1723:
1620:Hawkshaw Hawkins
1341:Cold, Cold Heart
1333:Hey Good Lookin'
1230:
1229:
1210:
1196:Cold, Cold Heart
1065:
1013:
1012:
993:
966:Sterling Records
958:Acuff-Rose Music
916:Kaiser Shipyards
852:Drifting Cowboys
751:
750:
731:
708:Great Depression
673:Veterans Affairs
626:English ancestry
524:
505:
477:Sterling Records
474:
454:Drifting Cowboys
409:
343:proto-rockabilly
296:(great-grandson)
294:Coleman Williams
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143:Other names
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9492:Pending members
9487:
9249:Johnny Paycheck
9234:Jimmy C. Newman
9154:Lonzo and Oscar
9139:Bradley Kincaid
9124:The Jordanaires
9104:Jim & Jesse
8964:Jimmy Driftwood
8929:Charlie Daniels
8879:Maybelle Carter
8859:Archie Campbell
8804:Ernest Ashworth
8772:
8763:Trisha Yearwood
8573:Scotty McCreery
8553:Martina McBride
8533:Little Big Town
8443:T. Graham Brown
8391:Current members
8386:
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8379:
8349:
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8239:Smokey Robinson
8211:Clyde McPhatter
8183:Aretha Franklin
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8029:Aretha Franklin
8005:Thelonious Monk
7993:George Gershwin
7987:William Schuman
7953:Richard Rodgers
7941:
7864:Kenneth Roberts
7824:
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7790:Capital Gazette
7763:Walter Lippmann
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7378:
7205:I Saw the Light
7191:Move It On Over
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7047:Wayback Machine
7018:
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6938:Further reading
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5612:. Talon Books.
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5520:
5519:on May 28, 2014
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5492:. Hachette UK.
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5360:"Hank Williams"
5358:CMHoF (2023c).
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5338:CMHoF (2023b).
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2109:I Saw the Light
2056:St. Louis Blues
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1952:
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1937:
1936:
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1932:
1858:George Hamilton
1813:Jerry Lee Lewis
1721:
1682:
1649:in Montgomery.
1624:I Saw the Light
1577:
1570:chloral hydrate
1538:
1532:
1486:Audrey Sheppard
1474:Audrey Sheppard
1466:
1450:chloral hydrate
1412:", along with "
1364:Window Shopping
1337:I Saw the Light
1295:Perry Como Show
1276:Capitol Records
1268:Big Bill Lister
1248:
1247:
1239:
1237:
1236:
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8302:Non-performers
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7446:Grand Ole Opry
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7307:
7304:
7303:You Win Again
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7198:Honky Tonkin'
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7098:Hank Williams
7092:
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7031:Hank Williams
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6470:
6466:
6461:
6454:September 25,
6450:
6446:
6441:
6434:September 19,
6430:
6429:Rolling Stone
6426:
6421:
6410:
6409:Rolling Stone
6406:
6401:
6394:September 25,
6390:
6386:
6381:
6370:
6365:
6361:
6355:
6351:
6346:
6342:
6327:
6323:
6322:"Rankin File"
6318:
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5871:
5867:
5862:
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5852:
5848:
5843:
5832:
5831:No Depression
5828:
5823:
5819:
5813:
5809:
5808:
5802:
5798:
5784:
5780:
5775:
5771:
5757:
5753:
5748:
5737:
5733:
5728:
5724:
5709:
5705:
5700:
5696:
5694:0-670-03414-2
5690:
5686:
5685:
5679:
5675:
5671:
5667:
5662:
5651:
5649:0-06-019308-5
5645:
5640:
5639:
5632:
5621:
5619:0-88922-214-2
5615:
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5153:
5152:The Billboard
5148:
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5131:
5127:
5126:Rolling Stone
5123:
5118:
5107:
5106:Rolling Stone
5103:
5098:
5087:
5083:
5078:
5071:September 25,
5067:
5063:
5058:
5046:
5042:
5037:
5025:
5020:
5016:
5001:
4997:
4992:
4980:
4976:
4972:
4967:
4966:
4954:, p. 3D.
4953:
4948:
4942:, p. 6D.
4941:
4936:
4930:, p. 6D.
4929:
4924:
4917:
4912:
4905:
4900:
4893:
4892:AP staff 2006
4888:
4881:
4876:
4874:
4867:, p. 2A.
4866:
4861:
4859:
4857:
4849:
4844:
4837:
4832:
4826:, p. 87.
4825:
4820:
4818:
4810:
4805:
4798:
4793:
4791:
4784:, p. 85.
4783:
4778:
4771:
4766:
4759:
4754:
4747:
4742:
4735:
4730:
4723:
4718:
4716:
4714:
4706:
4701:
4694:
4689:
4682:
4677:
4671:, p. 15.
4670:
4665:
4658:
4653:
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4641:
4634:
4629:
4622:
4617:
4610:
4605:
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4593:
4586:
4581:
4574:
4569:
4562:
4557:
4550:
4545:
4538:
4533:
4527:, p. 58.
4526:
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4509:
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4497:
4490:
4485:
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4470:
4463:
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4427:
4426:AP staff 2008
4422:
4415:
4410:
4404:, p. 3A.
4403:
4398:
4396:
4389:, p. A2.
4388:
4383:
4377:, p. 5C.
4376:
4371:
4365:, p. 3A.
4364:
4359:
4352:
4347:
4340:
4335:
4329:, p. 4C.
4328:
4323:
4316:
4311:
4304:
4299:
4293:, p. 5E.
4292:
4287:
4285:
4278:, p. 7A.
4277:
4272:
4265:
4260:
4253:
4248:
4241:
4236:
4229:
4224:
4217:
4212:
4206:, p. 22.
4205:
4200:
4194:, p. 74.
4193:
4188:
4181:
4176:
4169:
4164:
4157:
4152:
4146:, p. 96.
4145:
4140:
4134:, p. 30.
4133:
4128:
4121:
4116:
4109:
4104:
4097:
4092:
4085:
4082:, pp. 1-
4081:
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4024:
4017:
4016:RockHall 2023
4012:
4010:
4002:
3997:
3990:
3985:
3983:
3975:
3970:
3963:
3958:
3951:
3946:
3940:, p. 15.
3939:
3934:
3927:
3922:
3915:
3910:
3903:
3898:
3891:
3886:
3879:
3874:
3868:, p. 78.
3867:
3862:
3855:
3850:
3848:
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3835:
3828:
3823:
3816:
3811:
3804:
3799:
3792:
3787:
3780:
3775:
3768:
3763:
3757:, p. 43.
3756:
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3732:
3727:
3720:
3715:
3708:
3703:
3696:
3691:
3684:
3679:
3672:
3667:
3661:, p. 96.
3660:
3655:
3648:
3643:
3636:
3631:
3625:, p. 40.
3624:
3619:
3612:
3607:
3600:
3595:
3588:
3583:
3576:
3571:
3565:, p. 74.
3564:
3559:
3553:, p. 67.
3552:
3547:
3541:, p. 70.
3540:
3535:
3528:
3523:
3516:
3511:
3504:
3499:
3492:
3487:
3480:
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3456:
3451:
3444:
3439:
3433:, p. 63.
3432:
3427:
3420:
3415:
3408:
3403:
3396:
3391:
3384:
3379:
3372:
3367:
3361:, p. 26.
3360:
3355:
3348:
3343:
3337:, p. 19.
3336:
3331:
3324:
3319:
3312:
3307:
3301:, p. 12.
3300:
3295:
3288:
3283:
3276:
3271:
3265:, p. 50.
3264:
3259:
3252:
3247:
3240:
3235:
3229:, p. 43.
3228:
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3079:
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3067:
3061:, p. 42.
3060:
3055:
3048:
3043:
3036:
3031:
3025:, p. 33.
3024:
3019:
3013:, p. 26.
3012:
3007:
3000:
2995:
2988:
2983:
2977:, p. 24.
2976:
2971:
2964:
2959:
2953:, p. 37.
2952:
2947:
2940:
2935:
2929:, p. 30.
2928:
2923:
2916:
2911:
2905:, p. 28.
2904:
2899:
2893:, p. 16.
2892:
2887:
2880:
2875:
2869:, p. 3C.
2868:
2863:
2861:
2853:
2848:
2842:, p. 11.
2841:
2836:
2829:
2824:
2818:, p. 98.
2817:
2812:
2806:, p. 23.
2805:
2800:
2794:, p. 12.
2793:
2788:
2781:
2776:
2769:
2764:
2758:, p. 20.
2757:
2752:
2745:
2740:
2734:, p. 27.
2733:
2728:
2721:
2716:
2709:
2704:
2697:
2692:
2685:
2680:
2673:
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2650:, p. 11.
2649:
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2638:, p. 10.
2637:
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9425:Slim Whitman
9399:Billy Walker
9359:B. J. Thomas
9319:Jean Shepard
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9455:Chubby Wise
9414:Dottie West
9409:Kitty Wells
9384:Justin Tubb
9379:Ernest Tubb
9289:Leon Rhodes
9259:Webb Pierce
9214:Bill Monroe
9194:Rose Maddox
9134:Hal Ketchum
9094:Sonny James
9069:Goldie Hill
9064:Hoot Hester
9039:Tom T. Hall
9034:Theron Hale
9024:Jack Greene
9009:Troy Gentry
8904:Patsy Cline
8884:Johnny Cash
8809:Chet Atkins
8799:Eddy Arnold
8794:Jack Anglin
8768:Chris Young
8743:Gene Watson
8728:Keith Urban
8718:Josh Turner
8693:Mike Snider
8663:Don Schlitz
8563:Del McCoury
8473:Diamond Rio
8463:John Conlee
8453:Terri Clark
8433:Clint Black
8225:Roy Orbison
8190:Marvin Gaye
7719:Byron Price
7580:Eddy Arnold
7574:Ernest Tubb
7564:none (1963)
7472:Rufus Payne
7441:MGM Records
7109:Discography
6077:. Dundurn.
5561:February 8,
5304:theboot.com
5111:February 8,
3989:CMHoF 2023c
3479:CMHoF 2023b
3467:CMHoF 2023a
2435:Discography
2283:References
2116:. In 2023,
2028:Sheryl Crow
2008:Norah Jones
2000:Jakob Dylan
1871:Johnny Cash
1797:the Beatles
1654:MGM Records
1522:but singer
1478:MGM Records
1388:Faron Young
1161:bass fiddle
1081:Rex Griffin
983:MGM Records
954:Ernest Tubb
864:honky-tonks
642:World War I
566:Johnny Cash
554:Chuck Berry
481:MGM Records
445:Rufus Payne
352:Instruments
166:Occupations
130: /
9514:Categories
9369:Mel Tillis
9354:Texas Ruby
9344:Red Sovine
9329:Carl Smith
9294:Tex Ritter
9284:Jim Reeves
9279:Del Reeves
9264:Ray Pillow
9174:Ira Louvin
9159:Bobby Lord
9099:Norma Jean
9079:Jan Howard
9014:Don Gibson
8979:Holly Dunn
8969:Roy Drusky
8959:Danny Dill
8954:Joe Diffie
8849:The Browns
8753:Mark Wills
8748:The Whites
8703:Pam Tillis
8503:The Isaacs
8493:Vince Gill
8478:Sara Evans
8458:Luke Combs
8418:Bobby Bare
8197:Bill Haley
8176:Bo Diddley
8135:Performers
7912:E.B. White
7906:Alex Haley
7836:Love Songs
7684:Journalism
7634:Gene Autry
7616:Jim Reeves
7568:Tex Ritter
6828:. Putnam.
5971:Goldenseal
4985:October 4,
4962:References
4054:, p.
2445:See also:
2024:Levon Helm
2012:Vince Gill
1996:Jack White
1558:Fort Payne
1290:Perry Como
1280:Ken Nelson
1243:media help
1034:media help
837:Silvertone
764:media help
704:cotton gin
675:clinic in
605:Early life
328:honky-tonk
284:(grandson)
175:songwriter
118:86°17′29″W
115:32°23′05″N
63:1923-09-17
9339:Hank Snow
9269:Ray Price
9179:Bob Luman
8999:Curly Fox
8994:Red Foley
8894:Roy Clark
8784:Roy Acuff
8623:Jon Pardi
8448:Henry Cho
8204:B.B. King
8161:Dub Jones
8157:Billy Guy
8017:Bob Dylan
7962:Oklahoma!
7783:Herb Caen
7628:Bob Wills
7604:Red Foley
7559:Roy Acuff
7547:Fred Rose
6682:April 18,
6474:April 14,
6414:March 15,
6389:Billboard
6374:March 15,
6123:March 23,
6017:USA Today
5981:March 14,
5788:March 23,
5741:March 14,
5523:March 20,
5414:March 23,
5394:March 23,
5369:March 15,
5231:March 13,
5226:0006-2510
5217:Billboard
5194:April 17,
5188:Billboard
5166:April 10,
5161:0006-2510
5051:March 14,
4621:WSFA 2023
2452:Footnotes
2237:released
2235:Time-Life
2134:Billboard
1888:In 2004,
1856:starring
1847:in 1985.
1801:Bob Dylan
1658:Billboard
1635:Red Foley
1574:vitamin B
1501:Ray Price
1480:, c. 1952
1292:on CBS's
1188:Dear John
1132:Billboard
1120:Don Helms
1085:Billboard
962:Fred Rose
901:Roy Acuff
796:Roy Acuff
669:paralysis
570:Bob Dylan
500:Billboard
449:Roy Acuff
443:musician
432:Billboard
400:Signature
275:Relatives
189:1937–1952
9660:Yodelers
9460:Del Wood
8054:and the
8048:* (1944)
7743:Max Kase
7693:* (1924)
7317:Kaw-Liga
7043:Archived
7026:AllMusic
7000:67030642
6983:42469829
6851:June 11,
6813:March 6,
6607:June 27,
6538:The Boot
6523:July 12,
6332:April 3,
6290:March 8,
6214:March 8,
6179:June 11,
6151:July 11,
6103:June 16,
6022:April 5,
5956:April 3,
5924:April 3,
5875:April 3,
5836:June 27,
5761:April 3,
5714:June 25,
5655:July 12,
5625:July 12,
5472:AllMusic
5349:June 12,
5329:June 12,
5289:July 12,
5136:June 18,
5030:June 27,
2253:Tributes
2205:PolyGram
1836:Downbeat
1784:", and "
1778:Kaw-Liga
1711:AllMusic
1674:Kaw-Liga
1581:morphine
1454:morphine
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1410:Kaw-Liga
1370:", and "
1256:Bob Hope
1182:", and "
427:Williams
379:Sterling
254:Children
178:musician
8039:Service
7829:Letters
6883:May 27,
6662:May 19,
6635:May 31,
6586:June 9,
6262:July 8,
6235:May 17,
5477:May 12,
5309:July 8,
5006:May 17,
2174:Atlanta
1977:A&R
1641:" and "
1615:autopsy
1446:Seconal
1378:" and "
1347:" with
1272:A&R
1252:Hadacol
1100:encores
1061:Hayride
974:Fathers
896:drafted
712:cannery
651:of the
649:Hiram I
525:, and "
323:Western
318:Country
247:
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225:
213:
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194:Spouses
8528:Lady A
8076:(1985)
8070:(1976)
8064:(1948)
8058:(1947)
8031:(2019)
8025:(2010)
8019:(2008)
8013:(2007)
8007:(2006)
8001:(1999)
7995:(1998)
7989:(1985)
7983:(1982)
7977:(1976)
7971:(1974)
7965:(1944)
7938:(2006)
7932:(1992)
7920:(1984)
7914:(1978)
7908:(1977)
7896:(1973)
7886:(1961)
7878:(1960)
7866:(1957)
7860:(1919)
7842:(1918)
7805:(2021)
7793:(2019)
7785:(1996)
7779:(1978)
7773:(1964)
7765:(1958)
7759:(1953)
7751:(1952)
7739:(1951)
7729:(1947)
7721:(1944)
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7707:(1938)
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7636:(1969)
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2030:, and
1823:, and
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1680:Legacy
1452:, and
1192:B-side
1157:Wesley
1118:) and
1116:fiddle
1075:song "
1064:'s
932:Texaco
912:Mobile
806:Career
572:, and
504:'s
372:Labels
364:fiddle
361:guitar
358:Vocals
333:gospel
311:Genres
172:Singer
92:, U.S.
73:, U.S.
7901:Roots
7530:1960s
7183:Songs
7114:Songs
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2324:with
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2274:Award
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1834:When
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