Hank Williams

Bryce O’Connor Mrs. Webb English II May 11, 2017 The King of Country Music Hank Williams should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because he changed the face of country music at a young age, he is one of the most iconic country artists in history, and has many songs that are timeless; a lot of which are about relationship problems that he had. Hiram “Hank” Williams was born in September 17th, 1923 in Mount Olive, Alabama with a spinal problem called spina bifida; causing him to start

Hank Williams Jr. is a country singer whose life has been filled with many trials and tribulations but not without his fair share of success. Over his years as a singer and performer he has played all over the country in many famous venues. He has received many top hits and earned several awards for his performances and music. Because of his accolades and remarkable career, Hank Williams Jr. has come to be known as one of the greatest country singers of all time. Hank Williams Jr. was born on May

Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr., is an American singer, songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country. He is the son of legendary country music singer Hank Williams and the father of Hank Williams III, Holly Williams, Hilary Williams, Samuel Williams, and Katie Williams. Williams began his career by following in his famed father 's footsteps, singing his father 's songs and

Randall Hank Williams, the son of Audrey Williams and famous country music star Hank Williams, was born on May 26, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Then, when he was only three years old, his father died. His father affected his career from the start— he made his music debut at eight years old, and sang his father’s songs. However, after becoming unhappy with his life because it was not the style of music he wanted to sing, Bocephus found his own country style and became even more successful than his

Introduction This paper is about Hank Williams career and his music industry. Hank Williams lost most of his career. Hank Williams death, was horrible for some of his fans. Hank Williams had an interesting career, he also won many awards, including music awards he also made Country music loving for people who weren’t interested in Country music. How Hank Williams Became Interested in Music at a Young Age. Hank started making and writing songs and the age of 13. Hank learned chords from Teetot (Rufe

Hank Williams jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was only 3 his dad died. He then performed one of his dad’s songs when he was 8 on stage, he then went into playing southern rock, and blues. Which, soon made him a star in the music world. Williams soon got caught doing drugs, and drinking while on the road on his tours. Before long Williams was going through tough times, He soon attempted suicide in 1974. He then decided to turn his life around, while in Montana mountain climbing he severely

about Hank Williams career. Hank Williams lost most of his careers. Hank Williams death, was horrible for some of his fans. Hank Williams had an interesting career he also won many awards including 2 Grammy awards he also made Country music loving for people who weren’t interested in Country music. How Hank Williams became interested in music at a young age. Hank learned chords from Teetot (Rufe Payne) a street performer. Hank would play with Teetot on the streets when he was older. Once Hank was experienced

beginning.” http://www.hankjr.com/career-biography/ The quote above is from Hank Williams Jr’s Biography. Hank Williams Jr always knew, even from the beginning, he was going to be just like his late father and be a country music singer. My famous Parisian, AKA Hank Williams Jr, was born on May 26, 1949. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. His late father died 3 year later, leaving Hank and his mother

On May 26, 1949 a country music icon was born, but no one knew at the time. Hank Williams Jr, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to a loving, country family. Hank Williams Jr, dad is Hank Williams Sr, who was also a country singer but died at a very young age. Hank followed behind his dad and looked up to him, so he became a country singer. He began singing at a young age, his dad died when he was four and he started singing at the age of eight years old. He pursued his country singing at a young

With the introduction of the electric guitar to country became a new sort of music called honky-tonk. Prior to, most country music artists used acoustic instrumentals. Hank Williams was the first prominent player of honky-tonk music. It became somewhat popular for the time but it never really gained enough momentum to still be a prominent genre in today's world. Country music as a whole grew widely in popularity in the 40's and 50's. Also with the electric guitar, blues turned into electric blues