Hank Williams

On This Day

09.17.25

Born on This Day in 1923, “The Hillbilly Shakespeare”—the Most Influential Singer and Songwriter in the History of Country Music

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.14.25

On This Day in 1946, Ernest Tubb Convinced Hank Williams to Audition for the Grand Ole Opry—Only To Be Rejected

By Paige Gawley
On This Day

08.31.25

On This Day in 1950, Hank Williams Recorded One of Only Two Career Hits To Feature the Drums

By Em Casalena
On This Day

08.30.25

On This Day in 1949, Hank Williams Recorded One of the Most Legendary Country Songs of All Time

By Em Casalena
On This Day

08.24.25

Born on This Day in 1898, a Charter Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame—and Hank Williams’ Right-Hand Man

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

08.13.25

On This Day in 1951, Hank Williams Was on a Six-Week Run Atop a Chart That No Longer Exists With a Single That Became a Standard

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.11.25

On This Day in 1952, Hank Williams Was Fired from the Grand Ole Opry and Was Never Reinstated

By Clayton Edwards
Features

08.09.25

Did You Know That at Age 10, Glen Campbell Opened for Hank Williams?

By Peter Burditt
On This Day

08.04.25

On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Recorded the Biggest Flop of His Career—Inspired by a Fugitive Who Finds Love

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

06.11.25

On This Day in 1949, Hank Williams Made His Grand Ole Opry Debut After Releasing One of the Biggest Hits of His Career

By Clayton Edwards
Behind The Song

06.05.25

“Lost Highway”: The Meaning Behind Hank Williams’ Classic and Kacey Musgraves’ Timely Cover

By Thom Donovan
Features

05.07.25

Watch Hank Williams Perform His Most Lucrative Single During His Last Ever National TV Appearance

By Clayton Edwards