Hank Williams was a singer, songwriter, and musician from the United States. He is regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the twentieth century, with 55 singles reaching the top ten of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 12 at No. 1.
Williams married Audrey Sheppard, a singer and his manager for nearly a decade. Williams signed a contract with MGM Records after recording “Never Again” and “Honky Tonkin'” with Sterling Records. In 1947, Williams released “Move It on Over,” which became a hit, and he also became a regular on the Louisiana Hayride radio show.
A year later, Williams released a cover of “Lovesick Blues,” a huge country hit that catapulted him to the Grand Ole Opry. He couldn’t read or notate music to any significant extent. “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” “Hey, Good Lookin’,” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” were among the hits he wrote.
What was Hank Williams childhood like?
Hank Williams spent most of his childhood in Butler County, in Georgiana and Greenville, and became enthralled with music at a young age, playing harmonica, learning the organ from his mother, and purchasing his first guitar when he was eight years old. 19