Getting To Know You Nov 8, 2008
Jett Williams never met her father, Hank Williams Sr., who died five days before she was born in 1953 ... " Born to Bobbie Jett, Williams' girlfriend between his marriages, Jett Williams didn't have a clue her father was Hank Williams until her 21st birthday. It took her years of legal action to receive recognition and a share of his estate. The recordings capture him joking and telling stories between songs, such as "Hey, Good Lookin' " or "On Top of Old Smoky" and "I'll Fly Away. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Live Music Picks Nov 8, 2008
This year, she revisited a different set of influences with Sleepless Nights, an album of country classics such as the Webb Pierce gem There Stands the Glass and Hank Williams Cold Cold Heart. Elissa Eubanks/Staff. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Scorpions song key to Stanford football playlist Nov 7, 2008
"We need a little more Willie Nelson, maybe some Hank Williams, Jerry Jeff Walker. How about some Johnny Cash? We need more Johnny Cash," Harbaugh said. Stanford's last three trips to the Ducks' home field have not gone well. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Jett Williams happy about fathers recordings Nov 6, 2008
- Jett Williams never met her father, Hank Williams Sr., who died in the back seat of a Cadillac five days before she was born in 1953 ... Born to singer Bobbie Jett, Williams girlfriend between his two marriages, Jett Williams didnt have a clue her father was Hank Williams until her 21st birthday ... PolyGram Records and Legacy Entertainment both claimed rights to the recordings, but the courts ultimately awarded them to the Williams estate, which Jett Williams shares with half brother... (MSNBC -- Music)
Kenya: Carnival Mood As Obama Elected US President Nov 6, 2008
On the other side of the country in Phoenix, a muted and anxious McCain party was entertained by country music star Hank Williams entertained an anxious crowd that in no way matched the numbers, upbeat mood and global media interest in Chicago. By 8. (allAfrica.com)
Crowds cheer at Missouri Capitol for Palin (5811) Nov 5, 2008
Country singer Hank Williams Jr. sang an a capella rendition of the National Anthem and then broke into a campaign version of his song "Family Tradition" which criticized Democrats. Missouri, are you ready to shake things up and (let us) get to work for you. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Republican VP candidate brings election eve mesage to JC Nov 5, 2008
Before Palin addressed the crowd, country music singer Hank Williams Jr. who sported a replica Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Thomas jersey performed the National Anthem and then sang a McCain/Palin rendition of his hit song Family Tradition. Williams has been doing radio commercials supporting the McCain/Palin ticket, saying they support traditional values, especially on the issue of gun rights. (Fulton Sun, MO)
McCain faithful hit hard Nov 5, 2008
Even after Obama had been declared the winner in Pennsylvania and Ohio, former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer walked on stage to tell the crowd about "another state in the McCain category. It's the great state of Louisiana!" A roar erupted, and supporters danced to Hank Williams Jr. singing, "Mac is going to survive.". In the back of the crowded ballroom, John and Carla Moore knew very little about how the election was going. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
John McCain Praises Barack Obama For 'Historic' Victory During Concession Speech Nov 5, 2008
" The speech was supposed to be an invite-only capper to McCain's triumphant night at the Biltmore, but as election results began to pour in, the outlook changed, and by 9 p.m., the lawn was opened to everyone attending the Election Night rally. As supporters poured out of the nearby Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom where they had been entertained throughout the night by acts like Hank Williams Jr. and the Phoenix Boys Choir to make the trek to the lawn, most were inconsolable, some even in tears.... (VHI.com -- Music News)
John McCain Supporters Didn't Want To Accept Defeat -- Until They Had No Choice Nov 5, 2008
" And only in an alternate world could the logic used to introduce performer Hank Williams Jr. which went, in paraphrase, "If football is America's greatest sport, and John McCain is our next president, then our next performer is the greatest country singer in America" make any semblance of sense. That the Biltmore itself was otherworldly designed by Wright, hidden among golf courses and gated mansions only added to the evening's surrealism. Make no mistake about it: As the night wore on, most... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Hank Williams Jr. to perform at Monday's Palin appearance (4109) Nov 4, 2008
Hank Williams Jr. to perform at Monday's Palin appearance ... Country musician Hank Williams Jr. plays during a rally for Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in Fort Wayne, Ind ... Hundreds of Mid-Missourians braved traffic and parking issues over the weekend for tickets to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Monday campaign stop in Jefferson City, now set to include a performance by country singer Hank Williams Jr.. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Palin makes one last stop in state Nov 4, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin thanks singer Hank Williams Jr. before speaking to 4,000 in Colorado Springs on Monday ... Country music artist Hank Williams Jr. set the tone as he announced the national anthem. (Rocky Mountain News)
Palin last 'culture warrior' Nov 4, 2008
Darnedst thing just happened: We just got a personal phone call from none other than Hank Williams Jr.. How would he have had time, on election eve and all. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hank Williams's softer and sillier side Nov 4, 2008
Hank Williams's softer and sillier side - International Herald Tribune. The singer Hank Williams with his wife, Audrey, and children Lycrecia and Hank Jr. in a shot taken around 1950 ... Hank Williams's softer and sillier side. (International Herald Tribune)
Palin's election eve dash through five states ends tonight in Nevada Nov 4, 2008
She strode down the Capitol steps in blue jeans, clapped in the background to country music singer Hank Williams Jr. and exited as "Redneck Woman" played over loudspeakers dangling from cranes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (KRNV.com, NV)
Country stars more muffled in '08 campaigns Nov 3, 2008
Hank Williams Jr. has campaigned for McCain or Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, while the Dixie Chicks have lent their voices to Obama and Sen. Joe Biden. (WREG.com, TN)
Vice-presidential candidate Palin coming to Jefferson City Nov 3, 2008
Boscoe wrote on Nov 2, 2008 12:36 PM:" Hank Williams Junior will be at the Palen ralley! Isn't that cool!?!?!I hear the Naxis are coming too! " ... Now Hank Williams Jr. is showing up. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
* Drifting cowboy Nov 3, 2008
Two recent projects help recast Hank Williams in a revealing new light, without whitewashing the intemperance and scandal ... In the opening scenes of the 1964 biopic Your Cheatin Heart, Hank Williams hawks patent medicine, swills whiskey and throws a few punches ... More than five decades after his death, in 1953, of an overdose of morphine on his way to play a show, Hank Williams lives on in myth that is so fraught with melodrama X the liquor and pills, heartache and gloom X and so... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Hank'ering for some American unity Oct 30, 2008
Hank'ering for some American unity - The Daily Collegian Online. Opinions Posted on October 30, 2008 4:54 AM. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Music reviews for Oct. 23 Oct 30, 2008
All the songs are delivered with a smile, but the grin gets bigger on "Every Red Light," in which he sings about "tickets by the pound ... wore out my daddy's patience and the judge's gavel.Check this track out: On an album where often minimal background arrangements serve to complement Morgan's voice, "Ordinary Angels" is the big number with a full band and choir providing a beautiful close to an inspiring CD.- Tom Gardner, Associated PressHank Williams III, 'Damn Right Rebel Proud' Hank... (Carroll County Times, MD)
AC/DC's Black Ice Sells Nearly 800,000 For Year's Second-Biggest Debut Oct 30, 2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year enters at #2 (VHI.com -- Music News)
Palin speaks to 7,500 at rally Oct 29, 2008
Before Palin delivered her speech to the energetic crowd, she asked Hank Williams Jr., a country music singer, to sing "McCain-Palin Tradition," a politically charged version of his song "Family Tradition.". "It is so good to be here on the campus tonight that Joe Paterno calls home," Palin said to her audience. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Celebs approve these messages for candidates Oct 29, 2008
By Lorena Blas, USA TODAY Election Day is a week away, and while the candidates are dashing across the country, visiting swing states, celebrities are doing everything they can to get out the vote as well. USA TODAY checks out some stars who are stating the case for their candidates on the trail in the final days of the campaign. (USA Today -- Life)
With N.C. up for grabs, McCain pitches experience Oct 29, 2008
"I'm running to be commander in chief."The crowd of 8,200 in the Crown Center was electric, waving thousands of orange noisemakers and cheering as country singer Hank Williams Jr. denounced the news media in song. The crowd often drowned out McCain's lines with cheers such as "fight, fight, fight" or "U-S-A, U-S-A."For the first time in recent memory, North Carolina is ground zero in the race for presidency. (News & Observer)
Still stompin' after all these years Oct 25, 2008
Connors's bar ashtray had several more butts in it by the time I got up to leave, taking a peek at the titles in his jukebox as I passed (all vintage stuff: Washboard Hank, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Williams and so on). He gave me a wallet-sized copy of his patented 3,000-year calendar, remarked briefly on his abiding interest in comparative religions ( I still know there's a God, but the deeper I get into it, the less religious I become ) and invited me to come back any time to play chess. (Globe and Mail)
Palin to visit Indiana again Oct 24, 2008
Country singer Hank Williams Jr. also will appear. The trip follows Palin's Oct. 17 visit to Noblesville, about 20 miles north of Indianapolis. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
McCain to return to NC Oct 24, 2008
Musician Hank Williams Jr. is scheduled to perform. . (Herald Sun)
SaddleTramp back to Grease Brothers Oct 24, 2008
"Pluses on the experiences were performing with big-names in country music - Hank Williams, Jr., Jon Anderson, Garth Brooks, the Marshall Tucker Band, Asleep at the Wheel and Rodney Crowell," Griffin said. "We'll never forget our sound man, Robert Saint John 'Toad' Newhard. He was great! We didn't have to do anything for a show - just plug into what he had set up. We lost him three years ago when he had a massive heart attack," Griffin said. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Two Southern Rock Legends Play Thomaston Oct 23, 2008
During his time in Nashville, Hall still worked in music, even playing harmonica for Hank Williams, Jr.. Hall has many television appearances on his resume, including American Bandstand, Solid Gold, and recently, CMT specials such as Crossroads with Hank Williams, Jr. and Kid Rock, CMA Music Fest, and Summer Fest with Hank, Jr., and The Jeff Foxworthy Show. (Thomaston Times, GA)
CD releases for Tuesday, Oct. 21 Oct 21, 2008
Hank Williams Jr. III, "Damn Right, Rebel Proud". Craig Morgan, "That's Why". (Winona Daily News, MN)
Stars align to croon for their candidates in North Carolina Oct 21, 2008
Four days earlier, country music wildman Hank Williams Jr. handled the same chore for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in Elon, belting out the national anthem in a gut-bucket baritone, mixing in songs about whiskey and harangues against the media ... You'd expect to see six shirtless young men at a Hank Williams Jr. show, the letters P-A-L-I-N painted on their chests. (News & Observer)
New releases Oct 20, 2008
Soundtrack: Various/ High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney) Country: Hank Williams III/ Damn Right, Rebel Proud (Curb) Country: Kenny Chesney/ Lucky Old Sun (BNA) Rock: Of Montreal/ Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl) Rock: Electric Six/ Flashy (Metropolis) Country: Lee Ann Womack/Call Me Crazy (MCA Nashville) R&B: LaBelle/ Back to Now (Verve) Ambient: Fripp and Eno/ No Pussyfooting (DGM/Inner Knot) Emo: Escape the Fate/ This War Is Ours (Epitaph). VIDEO GAMES - SIMULATIONGuitar Hero World... (Boston Globe)
Trial set for man charged in Biketoberfest 2007 murder Oct 20, 2008
One picture taken right before his slaying shows Mason posing beside a poster of his idol, country music singer Hank Williams Jr.. Mason, who was a friendly type, struck up a conversation with the three fellow travelers the day before he was killed, police said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Little Honey Oct 18, 2008
It used to be there were two types of Lucinda Williams albums: ones written with a new love in hand (the songs raunchy, the blues upbeat and more Jagger-Richards than Hank Williams in the mix); and ones written after the new love had done her wrong (the songs heartbreaking, the blues slow and soul mixing with Townes Van Zandt). Either way you'd get a winner, for this woman could write like few others. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel Form Supergroup for Obama in NYC Oct 18, 2008
If Springsteen and Joel both received lobotomies, they would still be more intelligent and relevant than the likes of McCain s minions, Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock. MrHate | 10/17/2008, 11:56 am EST. (Rolling Stone)
Rove's "math" still looks dire for McCain Oct 18, 2008
Taxpayer I saw where one of the singers who shows up for McSame s rallies these days (aside from the typical Lee Greenwood) is Hank Williams, Jr. And I do believe that Hank Sr. might be turning over in his grave at the sight of that. By E. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Palin: God Blessed America With Oil, Gas Oct 17, 2008
Country singing star Hank Williams Jr. joined her on stage Thursday, carrying forward the Republican message about Obama's ties college professor William Ayers, who was a member of the violent Weather Underground in the 1960s. "John and Sarah tell you just what they think. And they're not going to blink," Williams crooned in a song while Palin clapped. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Mixing guitars with soaps Oct 17, 2008
I was reared on country music; nobody in Tennessee in the 1940s and 1950s escaped the influence of Saturday night and clear channel radio station WSM; Hank Williams, Jimmy Dickens, Roy Acuff, Patsy Cline and the others were all members of our families. Other than being so readily at hand, what made country music a family matter were the words to the songs. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Palin pumps up Elon crowd Oct 17, 2008
With assist from Hank Williams Jr., she says McCain will fulfill reform vows ... Palin drew cheers, but the loudest reception came for country music star Hank Williams Jr., who performed a song he wrote for the campaign to the tune of his hit "Family Tradition.""This old union's got problems," Williams sang. (News & Observer)
A cool crooner and a colorful country songbird Oct 17, 2008
He had hits with Because of You and Hank Williams' Cold, Cold Heart. He moved away from the big band and got jazzier, but continued to find success on the charts and in the nightclubs. (Florida Times-Union)
the Washington Post Oct 16, 2008
Exclusive: Verizon and ATided Cell Towers for McCain Ranch - Washington Post Investigations. Washington Post Investigations. (Harper's Magazine)
ABC 2nd Network to Trumpet 106-Year-Old Pro-Obama Nun Oct 16, 2008
MITCHELL: While McCain and Sarah Palin soften the personal attacks they were accompanied by Hank Williams Jr., with new lyrics for his song "Family Tradition," attacking Obama and praising McCain and Palin. HANK WILLIAMS JR SINGING: John and Sarah gonna tell you just what they think, they're not gonna blink ... SARAH PALIN: Mr. Hank Williams Jr.. (MediaResearch.org)
You can take the boy out of the country but ... Oct 16, 2008
It was in Carbondale that Jason truly became Jason, part Hank Williams, and part Iggy Pop.. On July 4, 1981, Ringenberg moved to Nashville and started putting together a band. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
To repeat, Dole against Navy landing field sites Oct 15, 2008
The Republican vice presidential candidate will be joined by country singer Hank Williams Jr., who has debuted a song called "The McCain-Palin Tradition," about the GOP ticket. He will perform it at the rally. (News & Observer)
Palin mistakes fans for protesters Oct 14, 2008
Standing in front of a giant American flag and flanked supporters, including Hank Williams Jr., left center, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, speaks to rally-goers at the Richmond International Raceway on Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, in Richmond, Va ... The afternoon's loudest ovation came when country music star Hank Williams Jr. offered a rendition of his hit "Family Tradition" that opened by assailing "the left-wing liberal media.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
ANDOUILLE FEST 08 Oct 14, 2008
Many years ago the Andouille Festival was held on Highway 51 and had some top national bands performing, such as Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. Crowds at that time were huge, according to some locals who used to attend. This year s festival appears to be turning back towards that kind of attendance potential. (L Observateur, LA)
Lee Ann Womack Spins Tales of 'Crazy' Love Oct 6, 2008
"I try to go through the whole process with blinders on and just cut songs that really work for me. Sometimes it ends up being different when I don't even realize it's different. "It probably seems dark compared to what's been made around here the last couple years," Womack continued. "I don't think it's dark compared to Hank Williams or George Jones. It's what I gravitate toward - songs that make you feel something. (Newsmax)
Second Cup Cafe: James Otto Oct 4, 2008
Country Music Newcomer ward Nominee Performs Songs From His Album, "Sunset Man". NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2008. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Years of singing pay off Oct 3, 2008
"Dad had the radio set to the WWVA, a Wheeling, West Virginia, station. We would listen to great country singers like Kitty Wells, Hank Williams Sr. and Ernest Tubbs. The announcer was that ol' coffee-drinking, nighthawk Lee Moore." Lolalee loved singing with her dad and "Grandpa Blackie." Her mom and aunt would play the piano; it became a Saturday night ritual. "I don't remember my mom or aunt singing," she says. (Advertiser Democrat)
Lovett, Hiatt to end festival Sep 25, 2008
SOUNDS LIKE: Bob Wills, Duke Ellington and Hank Williams ... SOUNDS LIKE: Bob Dylan, Joe Jackson, John Fogerty and Hank Williams. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Cars, music, bikes to help raise Alzheimer's funds Saturday Sep 23, 2008
Photo of Hank Williams Jr. as he performed at Concerts in the Country in 1985. Photo by Paul Shoffner. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Jessica Simpson, New Kids have new CDs Sep 20, 2008
Especially tantalizing is her acoustic and raw turn on Hank Williams Cold Cold Heart. . (MSNBC -- Music)
Jazz innovator to perform Sep 18, 2008
"Like Hank Williams or Aretha Franklin, I'm hearing the sound of their voice in my head," Frisell said. "I try to imitate that on the guitar.". (Daily Collegian, PA)
Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top 10 C... Sep 18, 2008
Country legends like Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, and George Jones are nowhere to be found. Current chart-toppers like George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, and Keith Urban are also missing in action. (Suite101.com)
Hit country singer to anchor entertainment Sep 17, 2008
The band cites Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams Jr., Stevie Ray Vaughn among its influences. The Todd Williams Band's official Web site is. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Loveless records Stevie Nicks song for Imus album Sep 16, 2008
"To some extent, Stevie has a tendency to write lyrics that sort of sound like country songs. They're very beautiful poetry," said Loveless, who this month released "Sleepless Nights," a collection of country standards by artists such as Hank Williams, George Jones and Webb Pierce. "The Imus Ranch Record" was several years in the making, and Loveless committed to it before Imus was fired by CBS Radio and MSNBC in 2007 for making offensive remarks about the Rutgers University women's basketball... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Country From Another Country Sep 16, 2008
The family would "sit around the campfire and play old country songs, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers. I kind of thought that was the only music in the whole world," Chambers laughs. Kasey and Shane were musical colleagues and "mates" for three or four years before their relationship "changed.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Country music legend honored Sep 14, 2008
Montgomery, Ala (WSFA) -- Dozens of Hank Williams fans watched as Mayor Bobby Bright unveiled an historic marker on Perry Street across from Montgomery City Hall where the singer's funeral was held 55 years ago ... Hank Williams was born near Georgiana in 1923. (WSJA.com, AL)
Patty Loveless goes vintage for comeback Sep 12, 2008
It features Loveless' crystalline voice on classics by George Jones, Ray Price, Webb Pierce, Hank Locklin, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, the Everly Brothers, Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Skeeter Davis and Jack Greene. "Us sitting here at this museum, at the Country Music Hall of Fame ... it's our heritage, and to pass that on, to be able to do music that is appreciated ... I want them to appreciate it and have respect for those that have passed on or who are still here who we may lose,... (CNN)
Dark lord Nick Cave makes a rare local appearance Sep 12, 2008
Cave, who made Cash's Wanted Man (written by Bob Dylan) something of a personal anthem, sang on his hero's memorable American IV: The Man Comes Around CD. (Appropriately, the song was Hank Williams' bleak I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. Cash had earlier remade The Mercy Seat, a song in the Cave canon that vies for familiarity with Red Right Hand, featured in the TV series The X-Files (Cave is a fan) and films ranging from the Scream parody series to the recent hit Hellboy (Pete Yorn performed the... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
O'Brien's beat blog Sep 11, 2008
Hank Williams, he came up from Montgomery ... When they pulled poor old Hank Williams. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
SOUNDS OF MONDAY: Hank Williams Jr. on his famous tune Sep 9, 2008
Q&A: Hank Williams Jr. ... Hank Williams Jr. is beginning his 20th season with Monday Night Football ... For 20 years, Hank Williams Jr. has been providing the soundtrack for Monday Night Football. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
More of this story Sep 9, 2008
It was Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash, the good stuff, he said. I took to it early on. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Midpoint Music Festival Aug 30, 2008
James Brown and Hank Williams recorded their greats at Cincinnati legacy King Records; Bootsy Collins, The Afghan Whigs, Blessed Union of Souls and Peter Frampton have all called it home. Now in it's 7th year, MidPoint Music Festival has established itself as one of the premier music festivals in the U.S. Consequently, the Midwest region has been recognized as a champion of the newest, coolest sounds influencing the nation and beyond. (FOX19.com, OH)
A modest résumé; a good man Aug 29, 2008
He tried to emulate Hank Williams. He had the ability to fix toasters, vacuum cleaners and practically anything electrical. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
