spent his early career being told to perform and ... act like, and be like Hank Williams your whole life. He died at twenty-nine. And you’re going to beat him.” Those were his exact words.

As 1952 drew to a close, Hank Williams was on tour and his life was in a downward spiral ... Williams died in the early hours of January 1, 1953, somewhere between Bristol, Tennessee, and Oak ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hank Williams Jr. has been steadily working in the country world for more than half a century now. The son of the legendary Hank ...