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Biography of Hank Williams
Name: Hank Williams
Birth Date: September 17, 1923
Death Date: January 1, 1953
Place of Birth: Mt. Olive, Alabama, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: singer, songwriter
Hank Williams
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 country music standards.Hiram King "Hank" Williams was born on September 17, 1923, near Mt. Olive, Alabama, the third child born to Elonzo Huble and Lillian (Skipper) Williams. His father abandoned the family when Williams was a young child, spending many years at veterans' hospitals for various ailments. It therefore became the responsibility of his strong-willed mother to raise Williams and the other children. Williams attended Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, but left school at the age of 16.Raised as a Fundamentalist Baptist, Williams was steeped from his earliest childhood in the church's distinctive sermons and music. He remained fond of the fire and brimstone images, especially from the songs. His mother played the organ at Mt. Olive West …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…poignant lyrics, noting: "There can be few who haven't felt as though Hank Williams has read their mail, their diary, or their mind." Further Reading Brown, Charles T., Music U.S.A.: America's Country and Western Tradition, Prentice-Hall, 1986.Country: The Music and the Musicians, edited by Paul Kingsbury and Alan Axelrod, Country Music Foundation, 1988.Escott, Colin, Hank Williams: The Biography, Little, Brown and Company, 1994.The Illustrated History of Country Music, edited by Patrick Carr, Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1979.Williams, Jett, with Pamela Thomas, Ain't Nothin' as Sweet as My Baby: The Story of Hank Williams' Lost Daughter, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.Williams, Roger M., Sing a Sad Song: The Life of Hank Williams, University of Illinois Press, 1981.Forbes, March 9, 1998, p. 249."Hank Williams: The Complete Website," http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/9132/ (February 12, 2000).Hank Williams, Sr., "Welcome to the Official Website of: Hank Williams, Sr.," http://www.cmgww.com/music/hank/ (February 12, 2000).
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