Author: George William Koon
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578062836
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
An authoritative separation of myth from fact in the life of the great country music star
Hank Williams, So Lonesome
Author: George William Koon
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578062836
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
An authoritative separation of myth from fact in the life of the great country music star
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578062836
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
An authoritative separation of myth from fact in the life of the great country music star
Sing a Sad Song
Author: Roger M. Williams
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252008610
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Few American entertainers have had the explosive impact, wide-ranging appeal, and continuing popularity of country music star Hank Williams. Such Williams standards as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Jambalaya," and "I Saw the Light" have all entered the pantheon of great American song. Roger Williams recounts the story of Hank's rise from impoverished Southern roots, his coming of age during and after World War II, his meteoric climb to national acclaim and star status on the Grand Ole Opry, his chronic bouts with alcoholism and the alienation it created in those he loved and sang for, and finally his tragic death at twenty-nine and subsequent emergence as a folk hero. The book also features a thorough discography compiled by Bob Pinson of the Country Music Foundation.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252008610
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Few American entertainers have had the explosive impact, wide-ranging appeal, and continuing popularity of country music star Hank Williams. Such Williams standards as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Jambalaya," and "I Saw the Light" have all entered the pantheon of great American song. Roger Williams recounts the story of Hank's rise from impoverished Southern roots, his coming of age during and after World War II, his meteoric climb to national acclaim and star status on the Grand Ole Opry, his chronic bouts with alcoholism and the alienation it created in those he loved and sang for, and finally his tragic death at twenty-nine and subsequent emergence as a folk hero. The book also features a thorough discography compiled by Bob Pinson of the Country Music Foundation.
Hank Williams
Author: Randal Myler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822219859
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
THE STORY: HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY is the spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Elvis and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of Ame
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822219859
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
THE STORY: HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY is the spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Elvis and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of Ame
Lovesick Blues
Author: Paul Hemphill
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143037714
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Hank Williams, the quintessential country music singer and songwriter, lived a life as lonesome, desolate, and filled with sorrow as his timeless songs. From Williams's dirt- poor beginnings as a sickly child to his emergence as a star of the Grand Ole Opry, Lovesick Blues is the definitive biography of the man and his music.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143037714
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Hank Williams, the quintessential country music singer and songwriter, lived a life as lonesome, desolate, and filled with sorrow as his timeless songs. From Williams's dirt- poor beginnings as a sickly child to his emergence as a star of the Grand Ole Opry, Lovesick Blues is the definitive biography of the man and his music.
Hank Williams (Songbook)
Author: Hank Williams
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1458446891
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
(Guitar Chord Songbook). A resource of nearly 70 Williams' classics, including: Cold, Cold Heart * Hey, Good Lookin' * Honky Tonk Blues * Honky Tonkin' * I Saw the Light * I'm a Long Gone Daddy * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Long Gone Lonesome Blues * My Son Calls Another Man Daddy * Take These Chains from My Heart * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1458446891
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
(Guitar Chord Songbook). A resource of nearly 70 Williams' classics, including: Cold, Cold Heart * Hey, Good Lookin' * Honky Tonk Blues * Honky Tonkin' * I Saw the Light * I'm a Long Gone Daddy * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Long Gone Lonesome Blues * My Son Calls Another Man Daddy * Take These Chains from My Heart * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more.
Hank Williams
Author: William MacEwen
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316074632
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
- Long considered the last word on Hank Williams, this biography has remained continuously in print since its first publication in 1994.- This new edition has been completely updated and includes many previously unpublished photographs, as well as a complete catalog detailing all the songs Hank Williams ever wrote, even those he never recorded.- Colin Escott is codirector and cowriter of the forth-coming two-hour PBS/BBC television documentary on Hank Williams, set to broadcast in spring 2004, and coauthor of "Hank Williams: Snapshots from the Lost Highway.- HANK WILLIAMS was the third-prize winner of the prestigious Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316074632
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
- Long considered the last word on Hank Williams, this biography has remained continuously in print since its first publication in 1994.- This new edition has been completely updated and includes many previously unpublished photographs, as well as a complete catalog detailing all the songs Hank Williams ever wrote, even those he never recorded.- Colin Escott is codirector and cowriter of the forth-coming two-hour PBS/BBC television documentary on Hank Williams, set to broadcast in spring 2004, and coauthor of "Hank Williams: Snapshots from the Lost Highway.- HANK WILLIAMS was the third-prize winner of the prestigious Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.
High Lonesome
Author: Cecelia Tichi
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807846087
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A close-up look at country music argues that it has become a national art form, reflecting the same themes that have characterized American art and literature over three centuries
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807846087
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A close-up look at country music argues that it has become a national art form, reflecting the same themes that have characterized American art and literature over three centuries
A Psychological Biography of Hiram “Hank” Williams
Author: Paul R. Nail, Ph.D.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1682359654
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Volume II picks up in 1943-44, right where Volume I left off, with Hank’s courtship and marriage to first wife, Audrey (Sheppard) Guy Williams, his rise to fame at the Louisiana Hayride, 1948-49, and at the Grand Ole Opry, 1949-50, before success began closing in on him by December 1950. Hank was only 27 years old at the time, and no one knew that he had only two more years to live. Despite Hank’s growing alcoholism, marital and health problems, and eventual addiction to prescription drugs, his last two years were perhaps the most productive and successful of his career. “A special feature of Volume II is that Dr. Nail devotes an entire chapter to the art and craft of songwriting. Here, Nail provides what I believe is the most accurate and comprehensive analysis to date of the relative contributions of Hank and his publisher/song editor, Fred Rose, to Hank’s songs. Like Volume I, Volume II is a must-read for anyone seeking greater understanding and insight into the short but fabulous life and career of the legendary Hank Williams. I wholeheartedly recommend it.” – Ed Guy, noted Hank Williams expert
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1682359654
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Volume II picks up in 1943-44, right where Volume I left off, with Hank’s courtship and marriage to first wife, Audrey (Sheppard) Guy Williams, his rise to fame at the Louisiana Hayride, 1948-49, and at the Grand Ole Opry, 1949-50, before success began closing in on him by December 1950. Hank was only 27 years old at the time, and no one knew that he had only two more years to live. Despite Hank’s growing alcoholism, marital and health problems, and eventual addiction to prescription drugs, his last two years were perhaps the most productive and successful of his career. “A special feature of Volume II is that Dr. Nail devotes an entire chapter to the art and craft of songwriting. Here, Nail provides what I believe is the most accurate and comprehensive analysis to date of the relative contributions of Hank and his publisher/song editor, Fred Rose, to Hank’s songs. Like Volume I, Volume II is a must-read for anyone seeking greater understanding and insight into the short but fabulous life and career of the legendary Hank Williams. I wholeheartedly recommend it.” – Ed Guy, noted Hank Williams expert
The Best of Hank Williams (Songbook)
Author: Hank Williams
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1476801894
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
(Easy Guitar). Features 32 of his most famous hits arranged for easy guitar. Includes: Cold, Cold Heart * Hey, Good Lookin' * Honky Tonk Blues * Honky Tonkin' * I Saw the Light * I'm a Long Gone Daddy * I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * A Mansion on the Hill * My Son Calls Another Man Daddy * Ramblin' Man * There's a Tear in My Beer * Your Cheatin' Heart * more.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1476801894
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
(Easy Guitar). Features 32 of his most famous hits arranged for easy guitar. Includes: Cold, Cold Heart * Hey, Good Lookin' * Honky Tonk Blues * Honky Tonkin' * I Saw the Light * I'm a Long Gone Daddy * I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * A Mansion on the Hill * My Son Calls Another Man Daddy * Ramblin' Man * There's a Tear in My Beer * Your Cheatin' Heart * more.
The Hank Williams Reader
Author: Patrick Huber
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199349886
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
When Hank Williams died on New Year's Day 1953 at the age of twenty-nine, his passing appeared to bring an abrupt end to a saga of rags-to-riches success and anguished self-destruction. As it turned out, however, an equally gripping story was only just beginning, as Williams's meteoric rise to stardom, extraordinary musical achievements, turbulent personal life, and mysterious death all combined to make him an endlessly intriguing historical figure. For more than sixty years, an ever-lengthening parade of journalists, family and friends, musical contemporaries, biographers, historians and scholars, ordinary fans, and novelists have attempted to capture in words the man, the artist, and the legend. The Hank Williams Reader, the first book of its kind devoted to this giant of American music, collects more than sixty of the most compelling, insightful, and historically significant of these writings. Among them are many pieces that have never been reprinted or that are published here for the first time. The selections cover a broad assortment of themes and perspectives, ranging from heartfelt reminiscences by Williams's relatives and shocking tabloid exposés to thoughtful meditations by fellow artists and penetrating essays by prominent scholars and critics. Over time, writers have sought to explain Williams in a variety of ways, and in tracing these shifting interpretations, this anthology chronicles his cultural transfiguration from star-crossed hillbilly singer-songwriter to enduring American icon. The Hank Williams Reader also features a lengthy interpretive introduction and the most extensive bibliography of Williams-related writings ever published.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199349886
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
When Hank Williams died on New Year's Day 1953 at the age of twenty-nine, his passing appeared to bring an abrupt end to a saga of rags-to-riches success and anguished self-destruction. As it turned out, however, an equally gripping story was only just beginning, as Williams's meteoric rise to stardom, extraordinary musical achievements, turbulent personal life, and mysterious death all combined to make him an endlessly intriguing historical figure. For more than sixty years, an ever-lengthening parade of journalists, family and friends, musical contemporaries, biographers, historians and scholars, ordinary fans, and novelists have attempted to capture in words the man, the artist, and the legend. The Hank Williams Reader, the first book of its kind devoted to this giant of American music, collects more than sixty of the most compelling, insightful, and historically significant of these writings. Among them are many pieces that have never been reprinted or that are published here for the first time. The selections cover a broad assortment of themes and perspectives, ranging from heartfelt reminiscences by Williams's relatives and shocking tabloid exposés to thoughtful meditations by fellow artists and penetrating essays by prominent scholars and critics. Over time, writers have sought to explain Williams in a variety of ways, and in tracing these shifting interpretations, this anthology chronicles his cultural transfiguration from star-crossed hillbilly singer-songwriter to enduring American icon. The Hank Williams Reader also features a lengthy interpretive introduction and the most extensive bibliography of Williams-related writings ever published.