The Controversy Behind “One of the Most Classic American Songs Ever Written”—and Why Some Claim Hank Williams Didn’t Write It
On This Day in 1939, a 16-Year-Old Country Giant Made One of His First Ever Stage Appearances in an Alabama High School
On This Day in 1951, Hank Williams Made His Television Debut with a Hit That Became a Country Classic
On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Recorded a Song That All But His Biggest Fans Have Forgotten About
On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Took a Second Swing at a Song His Son Would Take to the Top of the Chart Decades Later
Why Success for Hank Williams Jr. Meant Following His Father’s Self-Sabotaging Ways: “You’re Going To Die at 26”
On This Day in 1952, Hank Williams Recorded Four No. 1 Singles in What Would Be His Final Studio Session Ever
3 Hank Williams Covers by Three Outlaws of Country: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings (1960-2021)
Born on This Day in 1923, “The Hillbilly Shakespeare”—the Most Influential Singer and Songwriter in the History of Country Music
On This Day in 1946, Ernest Tubb Convinced Hank Williams to Audition for the Grand Ole Opry—Only To Be Rejected
Born on This Day in 1898, a Charter Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame—and Hank Williams’ Right-Hand Man
On This Day in 1951, Hank Williams Was on a Six-Week Run Atop a Chart That No Longer Exists With a Single That Became a Standard
