and all of them can't get in the auditorium at once." Jimmie Davis, the ex-governor of Louisiana, is fond of telling how he brought one of his songs—not too successful—to Hank Williams.

11 Country Stars + the Last Songs They Cut ... From the Grand Ole Opry All of these six country greats violated the Grand Ole Opry's code of conduct. On Nov. 3, 1961, Williams, publisher Fred ...

It was through Payne that Williams learned the blues phrasing and blues rhythms that he would later use in his own songs ...

On this day (January 1) in 1953, Hank Williams died on his way to a concert in Canton, Ohio at the age of 29. Williams’ recording career was short but impactful. More than seventy years after ...

With one of the most famous pedigrees in country music, Hank Williams Jr. spent his early career being told to perform and copy his father’s music. Unlike many offspring of famous parents ...