September 17, 1923- January 1, 1953 http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/08/07/news/dylan-
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• Born September 17, 1923
• Developed a relationship with music early on • Spina Bifida
• He grew up listening to different types of music
• Rufus Payne helped him develop new styles
(Hank William Biography, 2012)
• Moved to Montgomery, Alabama in 1937
• WSFA radio station.
• Drifting Cowboys was his first band
• WWII and drinking
• WSFA dropped him The Drifting Cowboys
http://rustytruck.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/hank-by-michael-panasuk/
(Hank William Biography, 2012)
• “Move It on Over”
• “Lovesick Blues”
• “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
• “Hey, Good Lookin’”
• “I’m So Lonesome, I Could Cry”
(NNDB, 2012)
• Alcoholism and drug addiction
• Led to a divorce and a firing from Grand Ole Opry
• His drinking ruined his career, and his life
• Hank Williams passed away January 1, 1953
(Hank William Biography, 2012)
• Sincerity
• Displaced and disillusioned by the city.
• The country western archetype.
http://www.last.fm/music/Hank+Williams/+images/6315077
(Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008)
• Luke the Drifter
http://yograndparentsmusic.blogspot.com/2012/01/hank-williams-luke-drifter-1950.html
(Escott, 2005)
• Jimmie Rodgers (Jimmie Rodgers Foundation)
• The Carter Family
• Roy Acuff
Jimmie Rodgers http://rockhall.com/inductees/jimmie-rodgers/ (Jimmy Rogers Foundation, nd; Scripts Network, 2012)
• Hank’s largest influence
• Exposed Hank to blues and other African American styles
• Shyness
• “All the music training I ever had” (Ward, 2012)
Hank Williams Jr. Hank Williams III http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/
post/quoted-hank-williams-iii-on-hank-williams-jr/2011/10/04/gIQAfMLlLL_blog.html
http://www.last.fm/music/Hank+Williams+Jr.
(Ward, 2012)
• Great Depression • Economic • Unemployment
• Jim Crow South
• The Great Migration Jim Crow South
http://themoderatevoice.com/121302/courtesy-of-the-gop-jim-crow-is-back-in-a-national-voter-
suppression-campaign/ (Swanson &Williamson, 1972)
• WWI • Family Issues
• WWII • Career Issues
WWII http://military.wikia.com/wiki/World_War_II (Swanson &Williamson, 1972)
• September 21st “Hank Williams Day.” • 1954 celebration-unveiling of Hank Williams
Monument • 11 number one hit songs • 1961-Country Music Hall of Fame • 1985 -Alabama Music Hall of Fame. • 1987-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-“Early Influence.” • Is still a hit today
(Lange, 2007; Scripps Networks, 2012)
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williams/about-hank-williams/734/ • Flippo, Chet (1985). Your cheatin' heart:a biography of Hank Williams. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-19737-3. • Hank William biography. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/hank-williams-9532414?page=1
• Jimmie Rodgers Foundation. (n.d.). Jimmie rodgers. Retrieved from http://www.jimmierodgers.com/biography.html • Lange, J. J. (2007, March 19). Hank williams sr.. Retrieved from
http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1124 • Lepidus, H. (2010, September 18). Bob dylan and his first hero, hank williams, sr. Retrieved from
http://www.examiner.com/article/bob-dylan-and-his-first-hero-hank-williams-sr • NNDB. (2012). Hank williams, sr.. Retrieved from http://www.nndb.com/people/876/000062690/ • Scripps Networks. LLC. (2012). Hank williams sr. biography. Retrieved from
http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_hank_williams_sr/article/0,,GAC_26936_4874790,00.html • Shmoop Editorial Team. (November 11, 2008).Your cheatin' heart. Retrieved from http://www.shmoop.com/your-
cheatin-heart • Swanson, J., Williamson, S.(1972). "Estimates of national product and income for the United States economy, 1919–
1941". Explorations in Economic History 10: 53–73. • Ward, J. (2012, July 9). Panel to discuss hank williamsâ�™ influence on american singer/songwriters set for june 20th."
panel to discuss hank williams� influence on american singer/songwriters set for june 20th. Retrieved from http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/panel-to-discuss-hank-williams-influence-on-american-singersongwriters- set-for-june-20th