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Hank Williams

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Hank Williams continues to influence music across generations, with his 1969 debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry marking a pivotal moment in country music history, while his enduring legacy inspired a Rolling Stones track and defied advice to avoid recording a now-classic song.

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Hank Williams

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American Songwriter Jun 15, 12:17 PM

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Texas, One of Outlaw Country’s Founding Fathers

1930s Buddy Holly Ernest Tubb Hank Williams Ritchie Valens Waylon Jennings

American Songwriter Jun 13, 08:00 PM

How a Trip to Brazil and Hank Williams Inspired This Classic Rolling Stones Track From 1969

Hank Williams The Rolling Stones Keith Richards Mick Jagger Ry Cooder

American Songwriter Jun 12, 11:14 PM

The Hank Williams Classic That Everyone Tried To Convince Him Not To Record (And Why He Ignored Them)

American Songwriter Jun 11, 09:06 PM

77 Years Ago Today, Hank Williams Made Grand Ole Opry History With His Lovesick Debut Performance

Hank Williams Ernest Tubb Roy Acuff

American Songwriter Jun 11, 08:30 PM

Willie Nelson’s List of the All-Time Greatest Songwriters Is a Good Start, but I Think It’s Missing a Couple of Names

Willie Nelson Dolly Parton Elvis Presley Hank Williams Janis Joplin Johnny Cash John Prine +4 more

KLOF Mag Jun 11, 04:39 PM

Alex Dupree Announces New Album ‘Talking to the Dog,’ & Shares ‘New Meaning’

Alex Dupree Califone Cass McCombs Dylan Golden Aycock Hank Williams Jolie Holland Joseph Allred +5 more

◆ 3 articles Jun 9, 03:00 PM

Bon Jovi Bruce Springsteen Public Enemy Bob Dylan Chuck Berry Darlene Love David Sancious Dion Eddie Floyd +12 more

Billboard, NME, Rolling Stone France Open

Billboard Jun 8, 06:02 PM

Omnivore Recordings to Acquire Catalog of Baltimore Label Chariot Records

Arthur Russell Emitt Rhodes Hank Williams Imperial Drag Kool & the Gang Little Richard +6 more

Taste of Country Jun 7, 03:50 PM

35 Years Ago Today: Alan Jackson Inducted Into Grand Ole Opry

Alan Jackson Grand Ole Opry George Jones Hank Williams Randy Travis

Stereogum Jun 6, 05:41 PM

Bruce Springsteen Covers American Classics With Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi, Dropkick Murphys, & More At Songs That Shaped Us Concerts

Bruce Springsteen Dropkick Murphys Jon Bon Jovi Sheryl Crow Brian Fallon Chuck Berry Darlene Love David Sancious Elvis Presley Gary Clark Jr. +17 more

Rolling Stone Jun 6, 04:02 PM

See Bruce Springsteen Play With Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy at Night Two of ‘Music America’

Bruce Springsteen Jon Bon Jovi Public Enemy Bob Dylan Chuck Berry Elvis Presley Gary Clark Jr. Hank Williams Jackson Browne +3 more

Rolling Stone Jun 5, 03:50 PM

See Bruce Springsteen Play With Kenny Chesney, Dropkick Murphy’s at ‘Music America’ Concert

Bruce Springsteen Kenny Chesney Dropkick Murphys Hank Williams Woody Guthrie

All About Jazz Jun 5, 06:43 AM

Take Five with Gary Van Miert AKA The Psychedelic Cowboy

Carl Perkins Elvis Presley Hank Williams

Billboard Jun 2, 05:35 PM

Top All-Time Country Songwriters Revealed In New Record Research Book

Dolly Parton Hank Williams Kris Kristofferson Willie Nelson

Taste of Country May 29, 07:30 PM

9 Hank Williams Jr. Songs That Challenged the Establishment

Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams Lynyrd Skynyrd Randy Travis Toby Keith

PopMatters May 20, 12:56 PM

Social Distortion Return with Their Teeth Bared

Agent Orange Hank Williams Johnny Cash Kitty Wells Mike Ness Social Distortion

NPR Music May 15, 09:00 AM

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert

Don Was Grateful Dead Hank Williams

Billboard May 14, 11:46 AM

Artist And Producer: Inside Jackson Dean’s Long-Running Partnership With ‘Brother’ Luke Dick

Jackson Dean Dierks Bentley Eric Church Hank Williams Little Big Town Luke Dick Maren Morris +3 more

PopMatters Apr 28, 01:27 PM

Built with an Old Hammer: Dale Watson’s Honky-Tonk Truth

Dale Watson Charley Pride George Jones Hank Williams Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson

American Songwriter Jun 15, 12:17 PM

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Texas, One of Outlaw Country’s Founding Fathers

1930s Buddy Holly Ernest Tubb Hank Williams Ritchie Valens Waylon Jennings

American Songwriter Jun 12, 11:14 PM

The Hank Williams Classic That Everyone Tried To Convince Him Not To Record (And Why He Ignored Them)

American Songwriter Jun 11, 08:30 PM

Willie Nelson’s List of the All-Time Greatest Songwriters Is a Good Start, but I Think It’s Missing a Couple of Names

Willie Nelson Dolly Parton Elvis Presley Hank Williams Janis Joplin Johnny Cash John Prine +4 more

◆ 3 articles Jun 9, 03:00 PM

Bon Jovi Bruce Springsteen Public Enemy Bob Dylan Chuck Berry Darlene Love David Sancious Dion Eddie Floyd +12 more

Billboard, NME, Rolling Stone France Open

Taste of Country Jun 7, 03:50 PM

35 Years Ago Today: Alan Jackson Inducted Into Grand Ole Opry

Alan Jackson Grand Ole Opry George Jones Hank Williams Randy Travis

Rolling Stone Jun 6, 04:02 PM

See Bruce Springsteen Play With Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy at Night Two of ‘Music America’

Bruce Springsteen Jon Bon Jovi Public Enemy Bob Dylan Chuck Berry Elvis Presley Gary Clark Jr. Hank Williams Jackson Browne +3 more

All About Jazz Jun 5, 06:43 AM

Take Five with Gary Van Miert AKA The Psychedelic Cowboy

Carl Perkins Elvis Presley Hank Williams

Taste of Country May 29, 07:30 PM

9 Hank Williams Jr. Songs That Challenged the Establishment

Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams Lynyrd Skynyrd Randy Travis Toby Keith

NPR Music May 15, 09:00 AM

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert

Don Was Grateful Dead Hank Williams

PopMatters Apr 28, 01:27 PM

Built with an Old Hammer: Dale Watson’s Honky-Tonk Truth

Dale Watson Charley Pride George Jones Hank Williams Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson

American Songwriter Jun 13, 08:00 PM

How a Trip to Brazil and Hank Williams Inspired This Classic Rolling Stones Track From 1969

Hank Williams The Rolling Stones Keith Richards Mick Jagger Ry Cooder

American Songwriter Jun 11, 09:06 PM

77 Years Ago Today, Hank Williams Made Grand Ole Opry History With His Lovesick Debut Performance

Hank Williams Ernest Tubb Roy Acuff

KLOF Mag Jun 11, 04:39 PM

Alex Dupree Announces New Album ‘Talking to the Dog,’ & Shares ‘New Meaning’

Alex Dupree Califone Cass McCombs Dylan Golden Aycock Hank Williams Jolie Holland Joseph Allred +5 more

Billboard Jun 8, 06:02 PM

Omnivore Recordings to Acquire Catalog of Baltimore Label Chariot Records

Arthur Russell Emitt Rhodes Hank Williams Imperial Drag Kool & the Gang Little Richard +6 more

Stereogum Jun 6, 05:41 PM

Bruce Springsteen Covers American Classics With Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi, Dropkick Murphys, & More At Songs That Shaped Us Concerts

Bruce Springsteen Dropkick Murphys Jon Bon Jovi Sheryl Crow Brian Fallon Chuck Berry Darlene Love David Sancious Elvis Presley Gary Clark Jr. +17 more

Rolling Stone Jun 5, 03:50 PM

See Bruce Springsteen Play With Kenny Chesney, Dropkick Murphy’s at ‘Music America’ Concert

Bruce Springsteen Kenny Chesney Dropkick Murphys Hank Williams Woody Guthrie

Billboard Jun 2, 05:35 PM

Top All-Time Country Songwriters Revealed In New Record Research Book

Dolly Parton Hank Williams Kris Kristofferson Willie Nelson

PopMatters May 20, 12:56 PM

Social Distortion Return with Their Teeth Bared

Agent Orange Hank Williams Johnny Cash Kitty Wells Mike Ness Social Distortion

Billboard May 14, 11:46 AM

Artist And Producer: Inside Jackson Dean’s Long-Running Partnership With ‘Brother’ Luke Dick

Jackson Dean Dierks Bentley Eric Church Hank Williams Little Big Town Luke Dick Maren Morris +3 more

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