Hank Williams

September 17, 1923- January 1, 1953http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/08/07/news/d

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Presented byGroup 2Marcel Allen Clint Borkan Susan Slocum EmilyTuttleKiersten Yndestad

BiographyThe Early Years

• Born September 17, 1923

• Developed a relationship with music early on• Spina Bifida

• He grew up listening to different types of music

• Rufus Payne helped him develop new styles

(Hank William Biography, 2012)

His Music Career• Moved to Montgomery,

Alabama in 1937

• WSFA radio station.

• Drifting Cowboys was his first band

• WWII and drinking

• WSFA dropped him The Drifting Cowboyshttp://rustytruck.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/hank-by-michael-panasuk/(Hank William Biography, 2012)

Some Popular Hits• “Move It on Over”

• “Lovesick Blues”

• “Your Cheatin’ Heart”

• “Hey, Good Lookin’”

• “I’m So Lonesome, I Could Cry”(NNDB, 2012)

BiographyThe Later Years

• Alcoholism and drug addiction

• Led to a divorce and a firing from Grand Ole Opry

• His drinking ruined his career, and his life

• Hank Williams passed away January 1, 1953

(Hank William Biography, 2012)

Personality• Sincerity

• Displaced and disillusioned by the city.

• The country western archetype.

http://www.last.fm/music/Hank+Williams/+images/6315077

(Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008)

Alter Ego

• Luke the Drifter

http://yograndparentsmusic.blogspot.com/2012/01/hank-williams-luke-drifter-1950.html

(Escott, 2005)

Elements in Music• Poetic

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Cracking voice

(Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008)

Who Influenced Hank Williams

• Jimmie Rodgers (Jimmie Rodgers Foundation)

• The Carter Family

• Roy AcuffJimmie Rodgers

http://rockhall.com/inductees/jimmie-rodgers/

(Jimmy Rogers Foundation, nd; Scripts Network, 2012)

Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne

• Hank’s largest influence

• Exposed Hank to blues and other African American styles

• Shyness

• “All the music training I ever had”(Ward, 2012)

People Influenced by Hank Williams

• Bob Dylan

• The Rolling Stones

• Bruce Springsteen

• Ray Charles(Lepidus, 2010; Ward, 2012)

People Influenced by Hank Williams

(cont.)

Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams IIIhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliab

le-source/post/quoted-hank-williams-iii-on-hank-williams-jr/2011/10/04/gIQAfMLlLL_blog.html

http://www.last.fm/music/Hank+Williams+Jr.

(Ward, 2012)

Other Music of the Period

• Early Country Music

• Gospel Music• His mother• Black and White Communities

(Lepidus, 2010)

Social Influences• Great Depression• Economic• Unemployment

• Jim Crow South

• The Great Migration Jim Crow Southhttp://themoderatevoice.com/121302/courtesy-of-the-gop-jim-crow-is-back-in-a-national-voter-suppression-campaign/(Swanson &Williamson, 1972)

Political Influences

• WWI•Family Issues

• WWII•Career Issues

WWIIhttp://military.wikia.com/wiki/World_War_II(Swanson &Williamson, 1972)

His LegacyWhy this topic was selected

• September 21st “Hank Williams Day.”• 1954 celebration-unveiling of Hank Williams

Monument• 11 number one hit songs• 1961-Country Music Hall of Fame• 1985 -Alabama Music Hall of Fame.• 1987-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-“Early

Influence.”• Is still a hit today

(Lange, 2007; Scripps Networks, 2012)

References• Escott, C. (2005). Hank williams. Retrieved from

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/hank-w williams/about-hank-williams/734/

• Flippo, Chet (1985). Your cheatin' heart:a biography of Hank Williams. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-19737-3.

• Hank William biography. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/hank-williams-9532414?page=1

• Jimmie Rodgers Foundation. (n.d.). Jimmie rodgers. Retrieved from http://www.jimmierodgers.com/biography.html

• Lange, J. J. (2007, March 19). Hank williams sr.. Retrieved from http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1124

• Lepidus, H. (2010, September 18). Bob dylan and his first hero, hank williams, sr. Retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/bob-dylan-and-his-first-hero-hank-williams-sr

• NNDB. (2012). Hank williams, sr.. Retrieved from http://www.nndb.com/people/876/000062690/

• Scripps Networks. LLC. (2012). Hank williams sr. biography. Retrieved from http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_hank_williams_sr/article/0,,GAC_26936_4874790,00.html

• Shmoop Editorial Team. (November 11, 2008).Your cheatin' heart. Retrieved from http://www.shmoop.com/your-

cheatin-heart• Swanson, J., Williamson, S.(1972). "Estimates of national product and income for the United

States economy, 1919– 1941". Explorations in Economic History 10: 53–73.• Ward, J. (2012, July 9). Panel to discuss hank williamsâ™ influence on american �

singer/songwriters set for june 20th." panel to discuss hank williamsâ™ influence on �american singer/songwriters set for june 20th. Retrieved from http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/panel-to-discuss-hank-williams-influence-on-american-singersongwriters-

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