Paul Hemphill’s new Hank Williams biography, Lovesick Blues (Viking, $23.95), is partially a tribute to Hemphill’s late father, owner-operator Paul “Hemp” Hemphill. He listened to Hank in the late ...

A spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter and great innovator of American popular music. The play follows Hank Williams' rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride to ...

"Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams" by Paul Hemphill; Viking ($23.95) In "Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams" by Paul Hemphill, you'll learn all you need to know about the country music ...

Seventy-three years ago today, on Aug. 7, 1948, Hank Williams made his first appearance on the influential radio program Louisiana Hayride. A weekly Saturday night country music show, Louisiana ...

Sixty-two years after his death, Hank Williams is still full of surprises. In 1950, the singer recorded "The Garden Spot Programs," a series of radio shows sponsored by Naughton Farms, a mail-order ...

It just feels right to honor a Montgomery music icon's 100th birthday through the talents of another local star — one who has been making his mark for years. “I’ve just always loved Hank Williams,” ...

Hank Williams, the 29-year-old King of Country Music, was to have flown to Charleston, West Virginia for a New Year’s Eve concert but an ice storm near Nashville kept him away. Instead, the Georgiana ...

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Can you imagine Hank Williams at age 100? For most of us, it’s mighty hard to do. We picture the legendary country artist as a young man, wearing a sharp suit and a cowboy hat, tapping his toe as he ...

The life of Hank Williams is a strange one. On one hand, he’s one of the most important and influential country singers in history. On the other, there are persistent rumors about whether he wrote ...