![]() ![]() This close look at Williams moves beyond other books by providing new research, evaluations, and interviews with friends, family, and band members. ![]() Although the fascinating trail of Williams's career has been a favorite subject for biographers, Hank Williams, So Lonesome winnows away the myths and hearsay while recounting this Alabama boy's blazing rise to stardom. Interest in Williams is unflagging, and myths and tall tales about his life and death continue to grow with every passing year. ![]() With his legend already firmly established, he was only twenty-nine when he died on New Year's Day 1953 (or, perhaps, New Year's Eve 1952) in the back seat of his baby-blue Cadillac on the way to a concert in Canton, Ohio. Williams was to country music what Elvis Presley was to rock 'n' roll. Though he knew almost nothing about the technicalities of music, his plaintive songs-"Cold, Cold Heart," "Your Cheatin' Heart," and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"-affirm that he knew everything about its heart. An inspired, natural genius, Williams was the complete country balladeer. Hank Williams (1923-1953) is revered in the top tier of the country-music pantheon, and his forlorn ballads are classics in the country songbook. ![]()
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