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Hiram "Hank" Williams died on January 1, 1953, at the age of 29. Williams was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most significant country music artists of all time.
Mar 20, 2016 · The new biopic “I Saw the Light,” in theaters Friday, traces country legend Hank Williams’ struggles with alcohol, infidelity — and the weight of being one of the biggest music...
Years of back pain, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse severely compromised Williams' health, and at the age of 29, Williams suffered from heart failure and died unexpectedly in the back seat of a car near Oak Hill, West Virginia, en route to a concert in Canton, Ohio, on New Year's Day 1953.
Jul 24, 2023 · But the songwriter, performer and father passed away at the young age of 29 years old on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1953, in West Virginia. During his life, he sold millions of albums with...
Apr 16, 2024 · Died: January 1, 1953, Oak Hill, West Virginia (aged 29) Awards And Honors: Pulitzer Prize. Grammy Award (1989) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1987) (Show more) Notable Family Members: son Hank Williams, Jr.
Apr 2, 2014 · He died of a heart attack at the age of 29 in 1953 in the backseat of his Cadillac. Early Years. Widely considered country music's first superstar, Hiram "Hank" Williams was...
Jul 2, 2013 · Some biographies have speculated that Williams died at a Knoxville hotel and that porters unwittingly placed his corpse in his car for the trip north. Still others have him dying on the road...
Sep 16, 2019 · Hank Williams—the lonesome Alabama country boy who rose to fame and riches with an $8 guitar and a melancholy voice—had a premonition of his own death several months ago. Need a break?
Dec 31, 2020 · Hank Williams, the 29-year-old King of Country Music, was to have flown to Charleston, West Virginia for a New Year’s Eve concert but an ice storm near Nashville kept him away.
Hank Williams was pronounced dead at 7 AM on January 1, 1953 in Oak Hill – over 600 miles from where he began his last ride in Montgomery, Alabama.
