Hank Williams cover “sent shivers up and down my spine”.

Another rave review for the cover of  ’Alone and Forsaken’ on the ‘Hope for Haiti benefit Friday night. This own from the Yahoo Country blog Viva Nash Vegas, written by Wendy Geller. Out of all the “country”-tagged performances of the night, one truly sent shivers up and down my spine. Dave Matthews’ duet with Neil [...]

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Praise for the power of Hank Williams’ ‘Alone and Forsaken’

Here’s a wonderful review which tries to explain the  power of Hank Williams’ song ‘Alone and Forsaken’ in the context of the Haiti disaster. Hank’s song was one of the emotional highlights of Friday night’s  ’Hope for Haiti Now’ benefit concert. The review by John Kays is part of his  longer article called ‘Seven Beautiful [...]

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Hank Williams’ ‘Alone and Forsaken’ climax of ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ TV Special

Coming just before Haiti native Wycliff Jean’s close, Dave Mathews and Neil Young provided the  artistic, emotional climax to the ‘Hope Haiti TV Special with a moving rendition of Hank Williams’ hymn to despair ‘Alone and Forsaken’. (More to Come) ‘Alone and forsaken’ was first released in the mid fifties on the ‘Moanin The Blues’ [...]

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‘Crazy Heart’ the song not on movie soundtrack

I was very disappointed to see that the new country music movie Crazy Heart does include the Hank Williams classic recording of the Fred Rose composition in the soundtrack. Obviously the title of the movie is taken from the song. Crazy Heart has always been one  of my favorite Hank Williams recordings, although it was [...]

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Midnight vigil tradition continues

The annual midnight vigil at the Hank Williams’ gravesite in Montgomery continued this year. On New Year’s Day morning a ceremony was held at the graveside. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, at least 14 performers attended the event and performed on New Year’s Day at the Hank Williams Museum. Ninety four year old Braxton Schuffert [...]

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Home State Victory

It must be a great day in Hank Williams’ home state of Alabama! Details here. Have Fun!

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Hank Williams e-mail newsletter will continue

A prominent e-mail newsletter on Hank Williams operated by Robert ‘Hank’ Ackerman will continue. Ackerman stunned fans over the holiday when he announced suspension of the newsletter. After what must have been a tremendous uproar of concern about the loss of this valuable tool for people interested in Hank Williams, Ackerman relented and agreed to [...]

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Hank Williams Fan Club President dies suddenly

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of  organizations in Hank Williams home state of Alabama in preserving and promoting his artistic legend and preserving his memory for centuries to come. With this in mind, it came as a shocking loss to many to learn over the holidays that Mary Wallace the  President of the Hank [...]

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