Hank Williams
Born | September 17, 1923 |
Hometown | Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, U.S. |
Net worth | $100 thousand |
Height | 6'0" (1.83m) |
Spouse | Billie Jean Horton (m 1952 - 1953) , Audrey Williams (m 1944 - 1952) |
Children | Hank Williams, Jr. , Jett Williams |
Parents | Jessie Lillybelle Skipper , Elonzo Huble Williams |
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The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan review – an enlightening listen-along
- Dylan meditates on 66 songs he holds dear in an eclectic collection of essays that breathes new life into groundbreaking hits while relishing obscurities and oddities
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Bob Dylan essay collection celebrating art of songwriting to be published
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Bob Dylan to release essay collection
Bob Dylan will share his thoughts on the music of a wide range of artists in a new essay collection titled 'The Philosophy Of Modern Song'.
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Ashes tour diary: Starc’s stark riposte, one-legged batting practice and a little ditty for Khawaja
There has been some suggestion that it might be Mitchell Starc’s turn for a rest. Legendary Aussie singer Paul Kelly has written a song about Usman Khawaja, and his twin tons in Sydney. Usman, meet Hank.
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Pokey LaFarge: In the Blossom of Their Shade review – all kinds of breezy Americana
Pokey LaFarge: In the Blossom of Their Shade review – all kinds of breezy Americana. (New West)Surf guitars, R&B and cod-Caribbean sunshine combine in this upbeat response to lockdown
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Review: Sam Williams charts his own path among famed family
Singer-songwriter Sam Williams’ debut album ”Glasshouse Children,” is heading out this week, and the comparisons to his famous father and grandfather won’t be far behind
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Country star Hank Williams Jr.'s 27-year-old daughter killed in car accident
Police confirm that Katherine Williams-Dunning, the country star's daughter and granddaughter of legendary singer Hank Williams, died on Saturday evening.
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Jake Black obituary
Jake Black performing in Glasgow last year. Photograph: Brian Anderson/Rex/ShutterstockAlabama 3 are an unconventional band and their singer and songwriter, Jake Black, who has died aged 59, bore no resemblance to a conventional pop star. Black (who was also known as the Very Reverend D Wayne Love) co-founded the group with Rob Spragg (alias Larry Love) in London in the mid-1990s, basing it on their shared fondness for country music and techno.They were not from Alabama – Black was from Glasgow
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Aretha Franklin Makes History With Posthumous Pulitzer Prize Win
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Walmart yodel kid of viral video fame announces debut album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mason Ramsey, an 11-year-old from Illinois whose version of a Hank Williams classic has been watched more than 50 million times on YouTube and has spawned multiple remixes, is releasing his first album.
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