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Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer and songwriter and
musician who has become an icon of country music and one of the most influential songwriters of
the 20th century. A leading pioneer of the honky tonk style, he had numerous hit records, and his
charismatic performances and succinct compositions increased his fame. His songbook is one of the
backbones of country music, and several of his songs are pop standards as well. He has been covered
in a range of pop, gospel, blues and rock styles. His death at the age of twenty-nine helped fuel his
legend. His son (Randall) Hank Williams, Jr., nicknamed "Bocephus", his daughter Jett Williams, and
his grandchildren (Shelton) Hank Williams III, Holly Williams, and Hilary Williams are also professional
singers.

Hiram King Williams was born in a log cabin in Mount Olive, Alabama, to Elonzo Huble "Lon" Williams
and Jessie Lillybelle "Lillie" Skipper. He was named after Hiram I of Tyre, but his name was misspelled
as "Hiriam" on his birth certificate.  As a child he was nicknamed "Harm" by his family. He was born
with a mild undiagnosed case of spina bifida occulta, a disorder of the spinal column, which gave him
life-long pain—a factor in his later abuse of alcohol and drugs. He was Lon and Lillie's third and last
child together, preceded by a brother who died shortly after birth, and sister Irene.

Williams had 11 number one hits in his career—"Lovesick Blues", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues", "Why
Don't You Love Me?", "Moanin' the Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the
Bayou)", "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive", "Kaw-Liga", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Take These
Chains From My Heart"—as well as many other top-ten hits.

-- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: January 15, 2009
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams)
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