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Hank Williams is tagged as: country, classic country, folk, singer-songwriter, americana

Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953), born Hiram King Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time. Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
Born in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, Williams moved to Georgiana, where he met Rufus Payne, a black street performer who gave him guitar lessons in exchange for meals. Payne had a major influence on Williams’s later musical style. During this time, Williams informally changed his name to Hank, believing it to be a better name for country music. After moving to Montgomery, Williams began his career in 1937 when WSFA radio station producers hired him to perform and host a 15-minute program. He formed as backup the Drifting Cowboys band, which was managed by his mother, and dropped out of school to devote all of his time to his career.
When several of his band members were conscripted to military service during World War II, Williams had trouble with their replacements and started drinking heavily, causing WSFA to dismiss him. Williams eventually married Audrey Sheppard, who became h...
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Top 10 Hank Williams Songs
Ramblin' Man
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Lovesick Blues
Kaw-Liga
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Your Cheatin' Heart
Move It On Over
Hey Good Lookin'
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
Lost Highway
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Top 10 Hank Williams Albums
24 Greatest Hits
40 Greatest Hits (disc 1)
The Complete Hank Williams
Hank Williams Selected Hits Vol. 2
40 Greatest Hits (disc 2)
The Complete Hank Williams (disc 1)
40 Greatest Hits
Hank Williams Selected Hits Vol. 1
The Hank Williams Story
20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits
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