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Hank Williams
[1923-1953]
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"There would be no rock 'n' roll without Hank Williams; he was the poor man's Cole Porter,
the hillbilly Shakespeare." — K.H. Orton
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Hiram 'Hank' Williams was born 17 September 1923 in Mount Olive, Alabama; he died at the age of 29
in the back seat of his Cadillac, near Oak Hill, West Virginia, while enroute to a performance on 1 January 1953.
4-minute Hank Williams medley (guitar/midi)
Hank Williams entry at Wikipedia
Hank Williams biographies at Amazon.com
Hank Williams credits at Internet Movie Database
browse Hank Williams concerts on VHS
browse original recordings
browse tribute recordings
official Hank Williams website
page at The Country Music Hall of Fame
Hank Williams Museum [est. 1999] in Montgomery, Alabama
biography page at DaCapo Press
inducted to Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1987
Hank Williams Fan Club
RM's Hank Williams fansite
FH's Hank Williams fansite
Country Capsule fanpage
page at CountryStars.com
"Hank Williams: Still Cookin'" radio documentary [2003]
The Music of Hank Williams
Hank Williams, Sr. discography ar Wikipedia
Hank Williams, Sr. music category at Amazon
"Hank Williams: Complete Mother's Best" [2010] on 15 CDs {from Time-LIFE?}
www.HankWilliamsMothersBest.com
 | "Hank Williams: The Unreleased Recordings" CD Boxed Set [2008] Time Life Ent. audio CD set [10/2008] 54 tracks on 3 disks for $35.99 studio recordings from 1951, for sponsor Mother's Best Flour Company; sound restoration & mastering by Joe Palmaccio; 28 of these songs exist in no other recordings by Hank |
 | "The Ultimate Collection" [remastered 2002]
Mercury Nashville audio CD [7/2002] 42 tracks on 2 disks for $22.99 |
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"Timeless: An All-Star Hank Williams Tribute" [2001] Performances by Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Mark Knopfler, Tom Petty, Hank Williams III & others Universal audio CD [9/2001] 12 tracks for $14.99 official website |
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"Rare Demos: First To Last" [2000] Country Music Foundation audio CD [9/2000] 24 tracks - out of prodn/used a compilation of two memorable LPs, "Just Me and My Guitar" [1985] and "The First Recordings" [1986] |
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"Hank Williams Complete" [2000] all 128 songs that Hank wrote Hal Leonard Publng 12x9 pb [2/2000] for $13.97 |
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"The Best of Hank Williams" [remastered 1999]
Polygram audio CD [10/99] 12 tracks for $9.98 |
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"The Complete Hank Williams, Sr." Box Set [1998]
Polygram audio CDs [9/98] 225 tracks on 10 disks for $169.98 |
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"20 of Hank Williams's Greatest Hits" [1990]
Polygram audio CD [10/90] 20 tracks for $10/97 Polygram audio tape [10/90] 20 tracks - out of prodn/used contains "Baby, We're Really In Love", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Half As Much", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Honky Tonk Blues", "Honky Tonkin'", "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)", "Kaw-Liga", "Love- sick Blues", "Move It On Over", "My Heart Would Know", "Ramblin' Man", "Take These Chains From My Heart", "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight", "Why Don't You Love Me", "Window Shopping", "You Win Again", and "Your Cheatin' Heart" |
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"Your Cheatin' Heart" [MGM movie 1964] Directed by Gene Nelson; starring George Hamilton, Susan Oliver, Red Buttons & Arthur O'Connell Rhino soundtrack CD [8/97] out of prodn/used video/DVD not available; full credits at IMDb |
Books About Hank Williams
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"Hank Williams: Snapshots From The Lost Highway" [2001] by Colin Escott & Kira Florita DaCapo Press 9¾x9¾ pb [10/2002] for $14.00 DaCapo Press 10¼x10¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $24.50 publisher bookpage |
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"Hank Williams: The Biography" [1994] by Colin Escott Little, Brown pb [7/95] for $19.99 Little, Brown hardcover [6/94] out of print/used |
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"Sing a Sad Song: The Life of Hank Williams" [1981] by Roger M. Williams Univ IL Press 9x6 pb [7/81] for $20.95 Univ IL Press hardcover [6/81] out of print/used |
Hank Williams on Film
Hank Williams credits at Internet Movie Database
"Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues" episode of "American Masters" [2004 TV]
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0364151/
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"Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues" [PBS June 2004] Directed by Morgan Neville, co-written & co-produced by Morgan Neville & Colin Escott Universal color DVD [6/2004] for $17.38 full credits at IMDb PBS program website |
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"Hank Williams: The Man and His Music" [2003]
cover songs by Hank Williams jr, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Teresa Brewer & others Red Distrbn color DVD [11/2003] for $13.48 Red Distrbn color VHS [11/2003] out of prodn/used |
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"Hank Williams: The Lonesome Heart of Country" [A&E/Biography 1998]
A&E Home Video color DVD [12/2008] for $19.90 A&E Home Video color VHS [2/2000] out of prodn/used credits from IMDb |
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"In The Hank Williams Tradition" [1990 documentary] White Star/Kultur DVD [3/2002] for $17.96 White Star/Kultur VHS [3/2002] for $19.95 |
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"Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave" [Canada 1981]
Film of one-man tribute show starring Sneezy Waters, directed by David Acomba White Star color DVD [9/2005] for $13.49 White Star color VHS [9/92] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
The Williams Family
Hank Williams, Jr.
official Hank Williams, Jr. website
Hank Williams, Jr. entry at Wikipedia
Hank Williams, Jr. credits at Internet Movie Database
unofficial Hankville fansite
 | "The Complete Hank Williams, Jr." Box Set [1999] Curb Records audio CD set [4/99] 63 tracks on 3 disks for $20.97 |
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"Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story" [tv movie March 1983]
Directed by Dick Lowry; starring Richard Thomas, Lenora May & Clu Gulager Warner VHS [7/96] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb Book by Hank Williams, Jr. [1979] Dell pb [3/83] out of print/used |
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"Hank Williams, Jr.: Full Access" [1990]
Artisan VHS [12/2001] for $9.98 |
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"The Best of Hank Williams, Jr." Songbook
Hal Leonard 11½x8¾ pb [7/2000] for $8.76 "Almeria Club" Songbook
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Hank's daughter Jett Williams
Jett Williams's official website
Jett Williams entry at Wikipedia
Jett Williams's Country Vintage website
Jett's 'That Reminds Me of Hank' tribute music CD
Hank Junior's son
Shelton Williams, performing as 'Hank III'
official Hank Williams III website
Hank Williams III entry at Wikipedia
Hank III music catalog at Amazon.com
Hank Junior's daughter
Holly Williams
Holly Williams's official website
Holly Williams entry at Wikipedia
Holly Williams's recordings at Amazon
Hank Junior's daughter
Hilary Williams
Hilary Williams's MySpace homepage
Hank Williams & Family Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
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