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7	Shelton Hank Williams (born December 12, 1972), also known as Hank Williams III, Hank III or just "[[FanNickname 3]]"(stylized with a modified Music/BlackFlag logo as Hank's official logo), is a CountryMusic artist who performs in the AlternativeCountry subgenre. The son of Music/HankWilliamsJr and grandson of the legendary Music/HankWilliams. Hank III is noted for [[IdenticalGrandson his strong vocal and physical resemblance to his grandfather]].
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9	Hank III started out as a PunkRock and HeavyMetal musician before starting his Country Music career on Curb Records, a relationship that is understandably a sore point due to Curb's Executive Meddling. While signed to Curb, he gained a cult following for his live shows, which combined Outlaw Country, Punk-Country and Country-Metal fusions, capped with a performance by Hank's DeathMetal band Assjack.
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11	With his live band, he recorded a Country Metal album called ''This Ain't Country'', which Curb outright refused to release. After publicly boycotting Curb, Hank III recorded an {{Outlaw Country\|Music}} album called ''Thrown out of the Bar'', which Curb again refused to release, but was eventually reworked into the critically acclaimed album ''Straight to Hell'', which Curb agreed to distribute under a newly created sublabel, [[SdrawkcabName Bruc Records]].
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13	Williams recorded two more albums for Curb, ''Damn Right, Rebel Proud'' and ''Rebel Within'', who issued both albums under the Sidewalk Records label, which had gone defunct in 1970, due to Curb's apparent outright refusal to have anything to do with Hank III's profane lyrics and Outlaw style. Following these albums, Hank finally got out of his contract with Curb. After Williams left the label, however, Curb released ''This Ain't Country'' under the name ''Hillbilly Joker'' without Hank's permission, ironically on '''Curb Records''', and also making no attempt to advertise the fact that it is a ''metal'' album, not a country album.
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15	In response to the unauthorized release of ''Hillbilly Joker'', Williams suggested that his fans [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes download or trade the album rather than give their money to Curb]]. Hank's been busy releasing albums independently on his own label, including a Country album (with appearances by Music/TomWaits and [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]]), a Doom Metal album and an album which fused SpeedMetal with sounds of an auctioneer and cattle.
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17	!!Albums
18	* ''Risin' Outlaw'' (1999)
19	* ''Lovesick, Broke and Driftin'' (2002)
20	* ''This Ain't Country'' (recorded in 2003, released in 2011 without Hank's permission under the name ''Hillbilly Joker'')
21	* ''Straight to Hell'' (2006)
22	* ''Damn Right, Rebel Proud'' (2008)
23	* ''Rebel Within'' (2010)
24	* ''Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town'' (2011)
25	* ''3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin'' (2011)
26	* ''Attention Deficit Domination'' (2011)
27	* ''Long Gone Daddy'' (2012)
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30	!!Provides examples of:
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32	* BarredFromEveryBar: "Thrown Out of the Bar" is about the singer going through a low time in his life, with his antics getting him thrown out of every bar in town, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hence the song's name]].
33	* CanonDiscontinuity:
34	** ''Risin' Outlaw''. It's got good reviews, but Hank III hates it, and considers ''Lovesick, Broke and Driftin'' to be his '''real''' debut.
35	** And ''[[PosthumousCollaboration Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts]]'' as well. (See PosthumousCollaboration below for details.)
36	* CoverVersion:
37	** ''Straight to Hell'' contains a few in the hidden track, including [[Music/HankWilliams his grandfather]], and Creator/CheechAndChong.
38	** To say nothing of "Pills I Took," written by Wisconsin duo Those Poor Bastards.
39	** "Ruby, Get Back to the Hills" is by fellow Southern Punkers Music/ANTiSEEN (best known for their collaboration with Music/GGAllin.)
40	* IdenticalGrandson: He looks a lot more like his grandfather Hank Williams than even his father Hank Jr. does, but the resemblance ''really'' comes through when he sings; his voice is very similar to Hank Sr's. Upon meeting Hank III, Hank, Sr.'s friend Minnie Pearl commented, "Lord, honey, you're a ghost."
41	* PosthumousCollaboration: ''Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts'', which combines vocals from Hank Sr. songs with newly recorded instrumentation and singing by [[Music/HankWilliamsJr Hank Jr.]] and Hank III. It was Hank Jr.'s idea. [[CanonDiscontinuity Hank III doesn't acknowledge this one]]. He probably agreed with [[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241113 one reviewer]], who called it "morbid".
42	* TakeThat: ''"Just so you know, so it's set in stone, Music/KidRock don't come from where I come from, yeah it's true, he's a Yank, he ain't no son of Hank, and if you thought so, well goddamn, you're fucking dumb"'' This was a [[AnswerSong response]] "The F Word," in which Williams Jr. referred to Rock as "my rebel son" (a joke that some fans took seriously) and criticized Hank III for swearing.
43	%% ** Dick in Dixie and Trashville are this to the modern country music scene. ZCE. Please expand upon before un-commenting out.

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