Yeah Dig Him. If you go to the root of it all, he's really what a songwriter was all about, as much as he wrote, have to say his influence can't be calculated up, if you really think about, he has to be right up there in putting Nashville on the map, meaning in songwriting lore.. Cool story for me, I actually just bought small lap steel from a guy that makes them, that was good friends with Don Helms, Hanks steel player on all the hits and beyond...

yeah there's one right here in Red Level AL, pretty sure the glimmer twins are as well.

One of the greatest

Love me some Hank. Hank3 is as close as anyone will ever get to Hank. Although I've never asked anyone, I bet a lot of people don't know he's from central Alabama and perhaps guess he's from Texas, Orklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky or Tennessee.

Chilling...

Alan Jackson: Midnight In Montgomery

Midnight in Montgomery,
Silver Eagle, Lonely Road,
I was on my way to Mobile,
For a big new year's eve show,
Stopped for just a minute,
To see a friend outside of town,
With my collar up, I found his name,
And felt the wind die down,
And a drunk man in a cowboy hat,
Took me by surprise,
Wearin' shiny boots, a nudie suit, and haunted, haunted eyes,
He said friend it's good to see you,
It's nice to know ya care,
Then the wind picked up and he was gone,
Was he ever really there?
'Cause it's midnight in Montgomery,
Just hear that wipperwill,
See the stars light up the purple sky,
Feel that lonesome chill,
'Cause when the wind is right,
You'll hear his song,
Smell whisky in the air,
Midnight in montgomery,
He's always singin' there,



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HANK WILLIAMS

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Chilling...

Alan Jackson: Midnight In Montgomery

Midnight in Montgomery,
Silver Eagle, Lonely Road,
I was on my way to Mobile,
For a big new year's eve show,
Stopped for just a minute,
To see a friend outside of town,
With my collar up, I found his name,
And felt the wind die down,
And a drunk man in a cowboy hat,
Took me by surprise,
Wearin' shiny boots, a nudie suit, and haunted, haunted eyes,
He said friend it's good to see you,
It's nice to know ya care,
Then the wind picked up and he was gone,
Was he ever really there?
'Cause it's midnight in Montgomery,
Just hear that wipperwill,
See the stars light up the purple sky,
Feel that lonesome chill,
'Cause when the wind is right,
You'll hear his song,
Smell whisky in the air,
Midnight in montgomery,
He's always singin' there,

David Allan Coe's "The Ride" is a similar song.

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I'm definitely a fan of Hank Williams. I started listening to him about 1983. I currently listen to his 40 greatest hits album.

I am also a fan of Hank 3. Although not all of his stuff.

I never got into Hank Jr.

Yep I like him..true legend...have several of his cds

Hank Williams vinyls are for sure in my collection

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I'm a fan. I see Hank Williams as a bluesman. Great songs and great heartfelt singer. One of the greats.

there's nothing blues about Hank sr.he's the godfather of country and western music. just because someone sings about the trials and tribulations of life doesn't make it the blues,these same themes run through gospel and opera music as well, that doesn't make Pavarotti a blues singer.

country and western music had as much to do with the creation of rock and roll as the blues did,you can here it in any good rock and roll bands sound,and yes,Hank sr was the man.

the greatest songwriter with a smallish vocabulary

A complete original. His face ought to be on the five dollar bill. Muddy Water's face ought to be on the twenty.

There will never be another like him. A superb lyricist. A great singer. He was steeped in blues, gospel, blue grass, and country and from all that he forged something never seen before.

Dare I say it, I like him better than the Stones!

A new Hank compilation that sounds interesting. I have a number of songs, albums, collections by him. They are part of what I call my "inner hillbilly" which is part of me due to my dad's playing country music on the radio and watching country music shows when I was growing up. Hated it then but I came on around. I look at some of Hank's songs as what I came to call "white man blues". Give me the real thing rather than the stuff they pass off as country music today. Give Hank a spin, pick up on his soul, and come on around.

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A new Hank compilation that sounds interesting. I have a number of songs, albums, collections by him. They are part of what I call my "inner hillbilly" which is part of me due to my dad's playing country music on the radio and watching country music shows when I was growing up. Hated it then but I came on around. I look at some of Hank's songs as what I came to call "white man blues". Give me the real thing rather than the stuff they pass off as country music today. Give Hank a spin, pick up on his soul, and come on around.

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Fantastic set. Every track is great. Includes a lot of gospel recordings. Highly recommended. Many rarely seen photos in the book. Was actually released in 2020. I think The Vinyl District re-posted the review, because of Hank's birthday on September 17.



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Yeah that's the release from back in 2020
Wonderful set with many rare shots ..... Essential stuff


Reviews etc posted in Connections way back then .........

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A complete original. His face ought to be on the five dollar bill. Muddy Water's face ought to be on the twenty.

There will never be another like him. A superb lyricist. A great singer. He was steeped in blues, gospel, blue grass, and country and from all that he forged something never seen before.

Dare I say it, I like him better than the Stones!

The Stones are the greatest rock band ever.They are not a country band.Its like comparing Pavarotti to Miles Davis



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A complete original. His face ought to be on the five dollar bill. Muddy Water's face ought to be on the twenty.

There will never be another like him. A superb lyricist. A great singer. He was steeped in blues, gospel, blue grass, and country and from all that he forged something never seen before.

Dare I say it, I like him better than the Stones!

The Stones are the greatest rock band ever.They are not a country band.Its like comparing Pavarotti to Miles Davis

how was he comparing them?

hank williams and the stones both made music

he just likes hank's better

pavarotti and miles davis both made music i just like davis's music better (and the stones more then any of them)

also the stones play a lotta country music (and blues, reggae, soul, etc.)

there more then just the worlds greatest rock n' roll band

and they'd be musically unrecognizable without the huge influnce country music has had on them

which is just as valid a form a music as rock 'n roll, jazz, blues or opera



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One of my favourite artists of all time. Him, George Jones and Johnny Paycheck are the Holy 3 outta Country music for me

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One of my favourite artists of all time. Him, George Jones and Johnny Paycheck are the Holy 3 outta Country music for me

What about Johnny Cash

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MadMax
One of my favourite artists of all time. Him, George Jones and Johnny Paycheck are the Holy 3 outta Country music for me

What about Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was one of my first music heroes along with Litte Richard.

The Riding The Rails LP was the only LP (CD's hadn't reached my neighbourhood and cassettes were listened to in the car) I listened to until I got into the Rolled Gold LP and Beggar's a couple of years later.

Casey Jones, City of New Orleans, Orange Blossom Special, Waiting On A Train and Hey Porter are so ingrained in my DNA it's ridiculous.

Of course I love Cash, I got almost everything he recorded. I know I guy in my town whom Johnny and June invited up to their room in '97, that's a cool story!. Maybe the other 3 are more my favourites as I discovered them through Stones so I got into them on my own accord. I love them 4 all equally

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One of my favourite artists of all time. Him, George Jones and Johnny Paycheck are the Holy 3 outta Country music for me

What about Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was one of my first music heroes along with Litte Richard.

The Riding The Rails LP was the only LP (CD's hadn't reached my neighbourhood and cassettes were listened to in the car) I listened to until I got into the Rolled Gold LP and Beggar's a couple of years later.

Casey Jones, City of New Orleans, Orange Blossom Special, Waiting On A Train and Hey Porter are so ingrained in my DNA it's ridiculous.

Of course I love Cash, I got almost everything he recorded. I know I guy in my town whom Johnny and June invited up to their room in '97, that's a cool story!. Maybe the other 3 are more my favourites as I discovered them through Stones so I got into them on my own accord. I love them 4 all equally

Love Johnny Cash



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I'm a fan. I see Hank Williams as a bluesman. Great songs and great heartfelt singer. One of the greats.

there's nothing blues about Hank sr.he's the godfather of country and western music. just because someone sings about the trials and tribulations of life doesn't make it the blues,these same themes run through gospel and opera music as well, that doesn't make Pavarotti a blues singer.

country and western music had as much to do with the creation of rock and roll as the blues did,you can here it in any good rock and roll bands sound,and yes,Hank sr was the man.

Well, Move it On Over in about 1947 was as good an example of incubating Rock N Roll as you'll hear from anybody.



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It has steel guitar, but the song is as blue as it gets (1952)





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