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Hank Williams
September 17, 1923- January 1, 1953http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/08/07/news/d
ylan-white-and-more-cover-hank-williams/
Presented byGroup 2Marcel Allen Clint Borkan Susan Slocums 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
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/
Some Popular Hits• “Move It on Over”
• “Lovesick Blues”
• “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
• “Hey, Good Lookin’”
• “I’m So Lonesome, I Could Cry”
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
Personality• Sincerity
• Displaced and disillusioned by the city.
• The country western archetype.
http://www.last.fm/music/Hank+Williams/+images/6315077
Alter Ego
• Luke the Drifter
http://yograndparentsmusic.blogspot.com/2012/01/hank-williams-luke-drifter-1950.html
Elements in Music
• Poetic
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Cracking voice
Who Influenced Hank Williams
• Jimmie Rodgers (Jimmie Rodgers Foundation)
• The Carter Family
• Roy AcuffJimmie Rodgers
http://rockhall.com/inductees/jimmie-rodgers/
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 (Lepidus, 2010)
• The Rolling Stones
• Bruce Springsteen
• Ray Charles
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.
Other Music of the Period
• Early Country Music
• Gospel Music• His mother• Black and White Communities
Social Influences
• Great Depression• Economic• Unemployment
• Jim Crow South
• The Great Migration Jim Crow South
http://themoderatevoice.com/121302/courtesy-of-the-gop-jim-crow-is-back-in-a-national-voter-suppression-campaign/
Political Influences
• WWI•Family Issues
• WWII•Career Issues
WWIIhttp://military.wikia.com/wiki/World_War_II
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
References• Escott, C. (2005). Hank williams. Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/hank-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-set-for-june-20th