American Songwriter

On This Day in 1954, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Man Who Made Hank Williams Famous and Penned One of Willie Nelson’s Biggest Hits

Seventy-one years ago today, one of the most consequential songwriters in country music history died in Nashville.
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Hank Williams at 100: The country-music king’s 10 best songs

Hank Williams set many a music-biz template. He was a “rollin’ stone” before Mick Jagger, and a guitar rogue before Keith Richards. A singer/songwriter before Bob Dylan. A successful talent who couldn ...
American Songwriter

The Controversy Behind “One of the Most Classic American Songs Ever Written”—and Why Some Claim Hank Williams Didn’t Write It

Find out more about the mysterious teenage writer who, some say, never got credit for Hank Williams' "I"m So Lonesome I Could Cry".

Country Superstar Hank Williams' Most-Streamed Song Isn't the One You'd Expect

Spotify, however, tells a different tale. When it comes to most-streamed songs by Hank Williams, "Your Cheatin' Heart" comes ...
Rolling Stone

Hear Bob Dylan Cover Hank Williams’ ‘On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain’ for the First Time

Bob Dylan‘s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour touched down Monday night at the Sanger Theatre in New Orleans. The venue is just a little under six miles from Lake Pontchartrain, which is probably why Dylan ...
Taste of Country

Hank Williams Jr. Plots a ‘Family Tradition’ 45th Anniversary Tour

Hank Williams Jr. has big plans to hit the road in 2024. On Monday (Dec. 4), the singer announced a tour celebrating the 45th anniversary of his landmark 1979 album, Family Tradition. Family Tradition ...