History Music / HankWilliams

* UncannyFamilyResemblance: His grandson Hank III looks [[ https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRh2XrnIk8LE8ao8QkSrh3rzx-Gi-dzfPpT_Rwv4KA_cPVpocTq just like him]].

Not surprisingly, Williams was [[TheAlcoholic no stranger to alcoholism]], even before his career got kicked into overdrive. This drinking problem was combined with a morphine addiction that caused his personal life to deteriorate sharply at the turn of TheFifties. Audrey divorced Williams (of course, not long after the birth of his son, Music/HankWilliamsJr, who would later become a well-known singer in his own right, and fathered Music/HankWilliamsIII, another notable singer and musician noted for his strong resemblance to his grandfather). His backing band split up, producer Fred Rose stopped supporting him, and he got fired from the Grand Ole Opry, only driving him further and further into drug and alcohol abuse. At the end, on January 1, 1953, Hank Williams died of heart failure while riding to a concert in Charleston, West Virginia. He was only 29 years old. Incidentally, the last song he ever wrote was titled "[[HarsherInHindsight I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]."

* DownerEnding: His death from alcoholism and prescription drug abuse at the age of 29, as well as his personal life in the years leading up to that.

* DownerEnding: His death from alcoholism and prescription drug abuse at the age of 29.

'''Hiram King "Hank" Williams''' (September 17, 1923 - January 1, 1953) left an impact on the country music scene that few others before or since have ever made — even before his signing to MGM Records in 1946, he was heralded as a talent worth watching with his unique style of "direct, emotional lyrics" and strong honky-tonk influences. Some of his best-known songs are "Lovesick Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Kaw-Liga" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." His band was known as the Drifting Cowboys.

Not surprisingly, Williams was [[TheAlcoholic no stranger to the bottle]], even before his career got kicked into overdrive. This drinking problem was combined with a morphine addiction that rent his marriage asunder (of course, not long after the birth of his son, Music/HankWilliamsJr, who would later become a well-known singer in his own right, and fathered Music/HankWilliamsIII, another notable singer and musician noted for his strong resemblance to his grandfather). His backing band split up, producer Fred Rose stopped supporting him, and he got fired from the Grand Ole Opry, only driving him further and further into the drugs and booze. He died January 1, 1953, at age 29. Incidentally, the last song he ever wrote was titled "[[HarsherInHindsight I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]."

!!Tropes present:

Creator/TomHiddleston has been cast as Williams in an upcoming biopic titled ''I Saw the Light''. The production has received the rights to Williams' entire musical library, and Hiddleston will be doing his own singing in the part.

-> ''Your cheatin' heart will make you weep,\\

'''Hiram King "Hank" Williams''' (born September 17, 1923) left an impact on the country music scene that few others before or since have ever made — even before his signing to MGM Records in 1946, he was heralded as a talent worth watching with his unique style of "direct, emotional lyrics" and strong honky-tonk influences. Some of his best-known songs are "Lovesick Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Kaw-Liga" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." His band was known as the Drifting Cowboys.

Not surprisingly, Williams was no stranger to the bottle, even before his career got kicked into overdrive. This drinking problem was combined with a morphine addiction that rent his marriage asunder (of course, not long after the birth of his son, Music/HankWilliamsJr, who would later become a well-known singer in his own right, and fathered Music/HankWilliamsIII, another notable singer and musician noted for his strong resemblance to his grandfather). His backing band split up, producer Fred Rose stopped supporting him, and he got fired from the Grand Ole Opry, only driving him further and further into the drugs and booze. He died January 1, 1953, at age 29. Incidentally, the last song he ever wrote was titled "[[HarsherInHindsight I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]."

--> Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o,
--> Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou!

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'''Hiram King "Hank" Williams''' (born September 17, 1923), Williams left an impact on the country music scene that few others before or since have ever made — even before his signing to MGM Records in 1946, he was heralded as a talent worth watching with his unique style of "direct, emotional lyrics" and strong honky-tonk influences. Some of his best-known songs are "Lovesick Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Kaw-Liga" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." His band was known as the Drifting Cowboys.

Born Hiram King Williams in 1923, Williams left an impact on the country music scene that few others before or since have ever made — even before his signing to MGM Records in 1946, he was heralded as a talent worth watching with his unique style of "direct, emotional lyrics" and strong honky-tonk influences. Some of his best-known songs are "Lovesick Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Kaw-Liga" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." His band was known as the Drifting Cowboys.

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Born Hiram King Williams in 1923, Williams left an impact on the country music scene that few others before or since have ever made — even before his signing to MGM Records in 1946, he was heralded as a talent worth watching. With his unique style of "direct, emotional lyrics" and strong honky-tonk influences. Some of his best-known songs are "Lovesick Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Kaw-Liga" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." His band was known as the Drifting Cowboys.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If he left ''that'' big a shadow in only six years' worth of chart singles...

Not surprisingly, Williams was no stranger to the bottle, even before his career got kicked into overdrive. This drinking problem was combined with a morphine addiction that rent his marriage asunder (of course, not long after the birth of his son, HankWilliamsJr, who would later become a well-known singer in his own right, and fathered HankWilliamsIII, another notable singer and musician noted for his strong resemblance to his grandfather). His backing band split up, producer Fred Rose stopped supporting him, and he got fired from the Grand Ole Opry, only driving him further and further into the drugs and booze. He died January 1, 1953, at age 29. Incidentally, the last song he ever wrote was titled "[[HarsherInHindsight I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]."