What Is Hank Williams Career

It was once said by Elvis that, “he never expected to be someone important.” That same man sold over a billion records and won three Grammy Awards. Elvis Presley was an outstanding musician beginning in his early life, throughout his career, and up until his death.

Randall Hank Williams, or also known as Hank Williams Jr., was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is the son of Hank Williams, and he has a son, Hank Williams lll. Hank Jr’s dad died before he was even 4 years old on January 1,1953. Hank Jr. is famous for being a country musician/artist like his deceased dad. Without his father present, Hank’s mother helped begin his music career around age 8. She moved them out of Louisiana and into Tennessee. His mom knew already that he had an amazing voice. Moving to Nashville would help her bring his passed down talent out into the world. At age 11, Williams performed at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

Randall Hank Williams, the son of Audrey Williams and famous country music star Hank Williams, was born on May 26, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Then, when he was only three years old, his father died. His father affected his career from the start— he made his music debut at eight years old, and sang his father’s songs. However, after becoming unhappy with his life because it was not the style of music he wanted to sing, Bocephus found his own country style and became even more successful than his father. Hank Williams Jr.’s music has made an impact on society. His impact doesn’t really focus on his hometown— though it probably brings it some attention. Instead, his impact is wherever people listen to country music— people enjoy the music

Even though Hank was pushed/encourages to become a country music performer, he enjoys what he does. In result, he is one of the most well known “rock” country singer. He has several top hits and many awards. Some awards include 4 emmys, 10 #1 singles, 13 #1 albums, 20 gold albums, and 6 platinums. Also, he won a grammy award for best album/track “There’s a tear in My Beer”, which was released in 2002.

When you hear the name Willie Nelson the first thing that comes to your mind is songwriter and iconic country music star, but what a lot of people don’t know is that he was a successful actor and author. Willie Nelson was born on April 29th of 1933 in Abbott Texas. Nelson is one of the most recognizable artists in the music industry; his mother and father abandoned him when he was only six months old along with his sister Bobbie to go play music with a band and they were both raised by their grandparents and a cousin. Life wasn’t easy for Willie, but with the help of music it helped carry him and it has made him into the person he is today. Being raised by their grandparents religion played a major role in their life, just like it did for

Hank Williams Jr always knew, even from the beginning, he was going to be just like his late father and be a country music singer.

Hank Williams Jr. was born on May 26, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana. His father was country music star Hank Williams, now known as Hank Williams Sr., who unfortunately died when Hank was merely three years old. In his youth, Hank was expected to live up to his father’s legacy, which put a lot of pressure on him. His mother tried to mold him into a younger version of his father, but though he wanted to be in the country music business he did not like his father’s style and sound. Hank wanted to have his own style and music, for some this was difficult, they preferred for him to continue the legacy of his father by playing Hank Sr’s music. For twenty three years he endured the pressure of being just like his father until he attempted suicide,

Have you ever wondered why George Strait is the King of Country music?  With Georges many followers across the world and many awards he received this means he would be set up for success right?  George has had a lot of major and minor challenges throughout his background and career, but that hasn’t slowed him down any on his awards and number one hit singles and albums.  Lets go over George’s background, career, and awards and number one hits.

Joplin's talent was revealed at an early age. Encouraged by his parent's, he became extremely proficient on the banjo and gained an interest for playing the piano. After Joplin's parents purchased a piano for the family, he taught himself how to play the

Besides Holley’s outstanding musical talents, he had a very good character trait that every performer needs; He could charm an audience. Buddy Holly conveyed words and sounds in a way all his own and was disarmingly cavalier as a lyricist. (Drape) Still a stranger to his fans, Buddy Holly is more popular than he was when he died 36 years ago. Sadly, Holly’s fans never really knew him. He was never interviewed, didn’t appear in any movies, and left behind no will. (Drape)

An Ending to Johnny Cash’s Life and Career Johnny Cash, The Man in Black was a legendary singer and songwriter of country, rock, blues, folk, and gospel. “He was a deeply religious man, who loved Jesus and the Bible” (Tomlinson). His musical career stretched roughly from 1954 to his death in 2003. Throughout his life he faced many of his inner demons and hardships with his music, and the word of god.

Artist like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Jimmie Rodgers, George Jones, Willie Nelson and many more were are crucial parts in shaping the genre of country music. Each one of these artists had their own spin on country music making it diverse but managed to keep country music as country music. Their influence can be felt today. Country music was born from artists that were able to write anything from heartache to happiness. Patsy Cline was also an important musician who was named the most influential email country artist of all time. Elvis Presley was one of the most iconic artists who mixed gospel, R&B, and country tunes and produced legendary music that will be around

The short stories, “Melting Pot”(MP) by Anna Quindlen and “Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed” (DTWAGE) by Ray Bradbury, have similarities and differences based on how they display the theme of how we relate to a new place depends on our previous experiences. Both MP and DTWAGE have characters that use their previous experiences to support the theme or a decision. In “Melting Pot”, Quindlen relates back to her experience in New York “[with] a lot of old Italians…yet somehow [they’ve] seem to have reached a nice mix [of people]” (Quindlen, par. 3). Anna Quindlen is using her past experiences in New York to conclude on how the city of New York is like a “melting pot” where sometimes people come together and sometimes draw apart. Similarly, in DTWAGE, Mrs. Bittering relates back to her past experience in her old home when she says, “‘[The furniture] looked just fine in Boston… But up at the Villa?

Johnny Cash achieved many accolades in his long, influential life. Debatably the most noteworthy is how he is one of three artists, Elvis, Hank Williams, and Cash, who is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Becoming a member of both is not an easy feet for any artist. In order to do so one has to be the very best in each style of music. Cash at 48 became the youngest performer to ever be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (Danker). Kris Kristofferson put it the best way, “You felt like he should've had his face on Mount Rushmore” ( Kristofferson). This view was really how the American public viewed J.C. He was an American hero on par with Presidents or war heroes. He was given as

While stationed in Hawaii, he began playing country music with his Army-sponsored band, Rambling Country. This began his lifelong love affair with country music, and in 1975 he was honorably discharged from the Army