Williams, Hank, Sr. (1923-1953)
Widely acknowledged as the father of contemporary country music, Hank Williams, Sr., was a superstar at the age of 25 and dead at
29. Like Jimmie Rodgers, Williams had ...
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In his tragically short career, Hank Williams (1923-1953) became one of the most famous country and western performers in the United States. He wrote and recorded songs that are still considered to be...
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More than half a century after his death, fans are still paying homage to country music icon Hank Williams.
His boyhood home, a museum in Montgomery and the cemetery where h...
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Earl Scruggs and the late Lester Flatt are now members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.Flatt & Scruggs teamed as a bluegrass act in the 1940s. They recorded the theme song to "The Bev...
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Hank Williams Jr. and bluegrass duo Flatt & Scruggs will be among this year's five new inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday.The two acts, along with ...
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Depending on how you look at it, Marty Stuart is either a genius for saving all those cowboy boots, rhinestone suits and flashy string ties, or he's a pack rat with a taste for garish clothes.His c...
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Following is the list of nominees for the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards announced Monday in Nashville. The awards will be presented May 15 in Las Vegas.Entertainer of the Year: Brooks...
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If fan sentiment had anything to do with it, singer and humorist Mel Tillis surely would have become a member of the Grand Ole Opry long ago.The 74-year-old performer finally got his invitation dur...
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The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has plenty of big names, from Hank Williams Sr. to Bob Dylan to Dolly Parton.And now, finally, it has a home.The Hall of Fame will share space in a historic M...
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Charlie Daniels received a gift-wrapped surprise at his annual Christmas for Kids benefit: an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry.Opry member Martina McBride presented it Monday night during the ...
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Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 93.Laine died of heart failure at Mercy Hospital in San Di...
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Williams, Hank, Sr. (1923-1953)
Hank Williams
Alabama Promotes Hank Williams Trail
