It can be explained in just one word: sincerity. When a hillbilly sings a crazy song, he feels crazy. When he sings, ‘I Laid My Mother Away,’ he sees her a-laying right there in the coffin. He sings more sincere than most entertainers because the hillbilly was raised rougher than most entertainers. You got to know a lot about hard work. You got to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly. The people that have been raised something like the way the hillbilly has…. knows what he sings about and appreciates it
~Hank Williams (on the success of Country Music)Nobody had a talent for making suffering enjoyable like Hank Williams
~Kris KristoffersonHank Williams was the first influence I would think.
~Bob Dylan (to Billy James, Oct 1961)I started writing songs after I heard Hank Williams.
~Bob Dylan (The Les Crane Show, 17 Feb 1965)
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From Wikipedia:
Birth name | Hiram King Williams |
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Also known as | The Lovesick Blues Boy Lovesick Luke the Drifter Hank Williams, Sr. The Hillbilly Shakespeare |
Born | September 17, 1923 Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama |
Died | January 1, 1953 (aged 29) Oak Hill, West Virginia |
Genres | Country, Western, gospel,blues, honky-tonk, folk |
Occupations | Songwriter Musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1937–1952 |
Labels | Sterling, MGM |
Associated acts | Drifting Cowboys Audrey Williams |
Website | www.hankwilliams.com |
Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953), born Hiram King Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time. Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
From allmusic – Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
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. …. read more @ allmusic.com
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Arena documentary The real Hank Williams 1h 18min
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Legacy:
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