Hank Williams: The Biography
by Colin Escott, George Merritt, William MacEwen
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Author: Colin Escott, George Merritt, William MacEwenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-13
ISBN: 0316734977
Number of pages: 388
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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Book Review: hank unvarnished
Summary: 4 Stars
this is a comprehensive and unflinching account of the life of one of our truly seminal singer/songwriters.
a very great deal of research went into this, the density of which is sometimes daunting, but always rewarding.
but the work is not a treatise, and it's as gut wrenching as it is thought provoking. i found myself thinking about the nature of destiny and the nature of enduring greatness, as embodied in the songs of this flawed and conflicted man. i read it in two days and it will stay with me in one way or another for the rest of my life. as will hank's music. 4 stars if you've never heard of hank williams, 5 if you have.
Summary of Hank Williams: The Biography
In his brief life, Hank Williams created one of the defining bodies of American music. Songs such as 'Your Cheatin' Heart,' 'Hey, Good Lookin',' and 'Jambalaya' sold millions of records and became the model for virtually all country music that followed. But by the time of his death at age 29, Williams had drunk and drugged and philandered his way through two messy marriages and out of his headline spot on the Grand Ole Opry. Even though he was country music's top seller, Williams was so famously unreliable toward the end that he was lucky to get a booking in a beer hall. Now Colin Escott adds the fruit of several years of impeccable new research to what was already the most full-blooded portrait of Hank Williams. With the benefit of recently discovered legal files, exclusive access to Williams's autopsy, and new research on the singer's final hours, Escott brings to light much that was previously unknown or hidden about Hank Williams.Authors Books
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