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Born: September 17, 1923 in Mount Olive, AL
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's
Died: January 01, 1953 in Oak Hill, WV
Genre: Country

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Biography:
Hank Williams is the father of contemporary country music. He was a superstar by the age of 25; he was dead at the age of 29. In those four short years, he established the rules for all the country performers who followed him and, in the process, much of popular music. Hank wrote a body of songs that became popular classics, and his direct, emotion... Continue Bio >>


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Discography:
2007 Your Cheatin Heart [2007]
1976 Live at the Grand Ole Opry [1976]
1955 Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter [10"]
1952 Hank Williams Sings
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Similar Artists: Hank Williams, Jr. Webb Pierce Faron Young Carl Smith Charley Pride More >>

Influenced By: Rufus "Tee-Tot" Payne Ernest Tubb Roy Acuff More >> Followers: Willie Nelson The Holmes Brothers Jerry Lee Lewis Rank & File Faron Young More >>

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