Hank Williams

Hank Williams was an American singer-songwriter, singer, street artist, country musician, yodeler and guitarist (1923–1953). He was born at Mount Olive and died at Oak Hill.

Also recorded as Hank Williams, Sr.; Hiram King Williams; Hiram King Williams, Sr.; Hiram King "Hank" Williams; Hank Senior; Luke the Drifter.

Hank Williams in brief

Born
1923
Died
1953
Known for
singer-songwriter, singer, street artist, yodeler, guitarist, musician and composer
Place of birth
Mount Olive
Contents

Identity and origins

Hank Williams was recorded at birth as Hiriam Williams. He also worked under the name Luke the Drifter. The authorities additionally record the headings Hank Williams, Sr., Hiram King Williams, Hiram King Williams, Sr., Hiram King "Hank" Williams and Hank Senior. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Baptists.

He married Audrey Williams and Billie Jean Jones. 2 children are recorded: Hank Williams Jr. and Jett Williams.

Recognition and collections

Hank Williams received Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Americana Music Association President's Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards.

Identity

What the record establishes about Hank Williams.

Hank Williams is recorded as having received Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Americana Music Association President's Award and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hank Williams is recorded as singer-songwriter, singer, street artist, yodeler and guitarist. The Last Picture Show is catalogued and held by Museum of Modern Art. Museum of Modern Art records 1 object associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 9 objects associated with this heading. Hank Williams is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

Hank Williams is recorded at birth as Hiriam Williams. Open Library catalogues 21 works under this name.

Works and catalogued output

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 38 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 21 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Hank Williams may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Hank Williams is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q206181.

Catalogued works

47 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1948 to 1952.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. The Last Picture Show, held by Museum of Modern Art. Jambalaya (On the Bayou). I Saw the Light. Texasville. Your Cheatin' Heart. Cold, Cold Heart. Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave. Hey, Good Lookin'. Honky Tonkin'. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive. Long Gone Lonesome Blues. Why Don't You Love Me. You Win Again. Kaw-Liga. Ramblin' Man. Mind Your Own Business. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You). A House Without Love. Bayou Pon Pon. Howlin' at the Moon. I Can't Get You Off of My Mind. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You. I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die. I'm Sorry for You, My Friend. Dear Brother. A Mansion on the Hill. Let's Turn Back the Years. Message to My Mother. Moanin' the Blues. Pan American. Mother Is Gone. My Heart Would Know. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy. Nobody's Lonesome for Me. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight. Weary Blues from Waitin'. Honky Tonk Blues. Hank Williams for Ukulele. Hank Williams (Songbook). Hank Williams for Ukulele (Songbook). Hank Williams Complete (Songbook). Best of Hank Williams (Songbook). Active learning. Greatest. Practical methods in biochemistry / by Frederick C. Koch and Martin E. Hanke., dated 1948, held by Wellcome Collection. Medical biographies : the ailments of thirty-three famous persons / by Philip Marshall Dale., dated [1952], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Williams, (Hiram) Hank, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Williams, (Hiram) Hank, Oxford Music Online, 2012. Williams, Hank (1923-1953), country songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, American National Biography Online, 2000. Lines for Hank Williams, The Last Nostalgia, 1999. WILLIAMS, HANK, Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set), 2016.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Hank Williams III Live at Fat Tuesday's on 2001-03-17 (2001) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams - I saw the Light (# 2) - MGM EP 608 (1954) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams Jr. Great Tailgating Songs — Internet Archive. Hank Williams III Live at Lynagh's on 2000-10-03 (2000) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams III Live at Ryman Auditorium - Grand Ole Opry on 2001-02-09 (2001) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams III Live at C.B.G.B. on 2004-02-16 (2004) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams III Live at The Grog Shop on 2005-11-07 (2005) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams III Live at The Orange Peel on 2009-07-14 (2009) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams III Live at The Grog Shop on 2004-02-11 (2004) — Internet Archive. Hank Williams III — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 66 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Hank Williams studied at Sidney Lanier High School. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are country music, blues, honky tonk and honky-tonk.

Membership is recorded of Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys.

Distinctions recorded are Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Americana Music Association President's Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1923Hank Williams born at Mount Olive.
  2. 1923Hank Williams was born in 1923 at Mount Olive.
  3. 1953Hank Williams died at Oak Hill.
  4. 1953Hank Williams died in 1953 at Oak Hill.
  5. 1954Hank Williams - I saw the Light (# 2) - MGM EP 608 digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 2000Hank Williams III Live at Lynagh's on 2000-10-03 digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2001Hank Williams III Live at Fat Tuesday's on 2001-03-17 digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2001Hank Williams III Live at Ryman Auditorium - Grand Ole Opry on 2001-02-09 digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 2004Hank Williams III Live at C.B.G.B. on 2004-02-16 digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Lines for Hank Williams, The Last Nostalgia, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Hank Williams (Internet Archive), 21 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    OpenStreetMap gazetteer entry for Hank Williams Memorial Park, Butler County, Alabama, United States

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Williams, (Hiram) Hank, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Williams, (Hiram) Hank, Oxford Music Online, 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Williams, Hank (1923-1953), country songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    WILLIAMS, HANK, Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set), 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  8. 8.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Hank Williams.

    open access index · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1082300489, It's about time (Zusammenstellung, Hank Williams).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  10. 10.

    Internet Archive, 168 digitised items catalogued under Hank Williams as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 9 works naming Hank Williams.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q206181: Hank Williams

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  13. 13.

    “Hank Williams”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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