The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Hank Williams
- To sing like a hillbilly, you had to have lived like a hillbilly. You had to have smelt a lot of mule manure.
- Folk songs express the dreams and prayers and hopes of the working people.
- I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin’ like myself.
- You booked him, and you didn’t worry about crowds. For drawing power in the South, it was Roy Acuff, then God.
- My mother played the organ in church at Georgiana, and I sat on the seat beside her.
- In this business, if you’re a success, there’s some folks who actually worship you. I have been to some places where it’s impossible to walk across the stage without having the major portion of my outfit torn off for souvenirs.
- I learned to play the git-tar from an old colored man in the streets of Montgomery. He was named Tetot, and he played in a colored street band.
- I have noticed that these pop bands will play our hillbilly songs when they cain’t eat any other way!
- It makes me mad to hear these popular orchestras make a jammed-up comedy of a song like ‘Wreck on the Highway.’ It ain’t a funny song.
- Somebody got the idea nobody didn’t listen to my kind ‘a music. I told everybody on the radio that this was my last program. ‘If anybody’s enjoyed it,’ I said, ‘I’d like to hear from ’em.’ I got 400 cards and letters that afternoon and the next mornin’… They decided they wanted to keep my kind of music.
Hank Williams (1923–1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who became one of the most influential figures in country music history. Born Hiram King Williams in Mount Olive, Alabama, he grew up in poverty and struggled with health issues, including spina bifida. Despite these challenges, Williams developed a love for music, learning guitar from a local street musician and performing as a teenager.
By the late 1940s, he rose to fame with hits like Move It On Over and Lovesick Blues, becoming a star on the Grand Ole Opry. His heartfelt songs, including Your Cheatin’ Heart, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, and Hey, Good Lookin’, blended raw emotion with simple, memorable melodies, shaping the sound of modern country music.
Tragically, Williams’ life was cut short at age 29 due to heart failure linked to alcohol and drug use. His legacy as a country music pioneer endures worldwide.
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