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Alabama Bill Moves to Assume Ownership of Hank Williams' Gravesite

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:40:13 +0000

A pending bill before the Alabama Legislature would empower the capital city of Montgomery to take over ownership of the cemetery where legendary country music pioneer Hank Williams is buried. The singer died in West Virginia on Jan. 1, 1953 at the age of 29. He is buried in Montgomery in the Oakwood Cemetery Annex, [...]

Hank Williams Estate Makes Over 200 Live Recordings Available

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:27:30 +0000

2013 marks 90 years since the birth of country legend Hank Williams and 60 years since his tragic death. While he didn't live to see 30, the indelible mark he left on the genre is indisputable. Now, the Hank Williams Estate, which is overseen by his children Jett and Hank Williams, Jr., is making over 200 live performance recordings available to movie houses, TV production companies and ad agencies.

Norah Jones, Bob Dylan and Others Collaborate on 'The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:37 +0000

Bob Dylan, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Norah Jones, Jack White and Sheryl Crow are just some of the performers who’ve recorded tracks for a new project entitled ‘The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams.’

All were tasked with fleshing out and setting music to the words Williams wrote in old notebooks he carried with him — notebooks that sat in a vault for decades after the country legend’s death in 1953.