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Shelton Hank Williams (born December 12, 1972 in Nashville Tennesee) is an American musician. He is sometimes credited as Hank III.
The grandson of Hank Williams and the son of Hank Williams Jr., he spent much of his early years playing drums in punk rock bands. In 1996, child support payments led Hank III to sign a contract with Music City giant Curb. Three Hanks: Men With Broken Hearts was issued shortly thereafter, which brought the voices of all three generations of Williams men together. While this may seem to be a nice beginning, it was quite different from what Hank III himself desired musically. Despite having been born in Nashville, Tennessee, Hank III has never had a preference for mainstream country.
While his name (and his uncanny vocal and physical resemblances to his grandfather) could have guaranteed him a thriving country audience, he had no patience for the often predictable Nashville sound, nor for even the minimal constraints on behavior his promoters required. His opinions on this subject are well summed up in the songs “Trashville” and “Dick in Dixie”.
His first album on his own, titled Risin’ Outlaw, was released in September 1999. Lovesick, Broke & Driftin’ was released in 2002. He had a great deal of trouble with his label Curb Records, with incidents as extreme as their unwillingness to either release his appropriately named This Ain’t Country LP, nor allow him to issue it alone, and his selling of “F*** Curb” T-shirts.
The grandson of Hank Williams and the son of Hank Williams Jr., he spent much of his early years playing drums in punk rock bands. In 1996, child support payments led Hank III to sign a contract with Music City giant Curb. Three Hanks: Men With Broken Hearts was issued shortly thereafter, which brought the voices of all three generations of Williams men together. While this may seem to be a nice beginning, it was quite different from what Hank III himself desired musically. Despite having been born in Nashville, Tennessee, Hank III has never had a preference for mainstream country.
While his name (and his uncanny vocal and physical resemblances to his grandfather) could have guaranteed him a thriving country audience, he had no patience for the often predictable Nashville sound, nor for even the minimal constraints on behavior his promoters required. His opinions on this subject are well summed up in the songs “Trashville” and “Dick in Dixie”.
His first album on his own, titled Risin’ Outlaw, was released in September 1999. Lovesick, Broke & Driftin’ was released in 2002. He had a great deal of trouble with his label Curb Records, with incidents as extreme as their unwillingness to either release his appropriately named This Ain’t Country LP, nor allow him to issue it alone, and his selling of “F*** Curb” T-shirts.
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Elturtle wrote:
i fuckin love this
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vileone wrote:
Hank you are great! I look forwards to seeing you and Those Poor Bastards in Madison!
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kk3000 wrote:
come to germany again
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alainvegaman wrote:
Come to Mexico...
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vini77 wrote:
come to Brazil !!!!!!!!!
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Whitetrashscum wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Scum+Punk+Fans
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angel_clipped wrote:
Just started getting into him. I sense him cracking my top fifty artists at breakneck speed.
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DiCaprioli wrote:
hank has a lot of fans here in brasil i am one ! and i proud of it!
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FuhrerML wrote:
Boy does his granddaddy proud.
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rdgz wrote:
great music
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Ton87 wrote:
leave our blues festivals alone man
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Bitchstomper wrote:
i love "cecil brown"!!!
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schoppenaas wrote:
Hank & Assjack kicked fuckin' ass @ Lowlands Festival last Saturday!
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boomshakaboom wrote:
Saw him yesterday in Cologne. Amazing gig, awesome voice! Love it! Check out his support, Bob Wayne!
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Panzerke wrote:
Agreed with wendell3, brilliant show at the Lowlands festival last saturday!
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daddy_k wrote:
Seen them yesterday @ pukkelpop - belgium..... Check them out !!!!!
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Solvant wrote:
I hope wendell , I hope.
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wendell3 wrote:
Absolutely one of the most awesome concert experiences you can have today.
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emeksahin wrote:
Gonna see Hank III and Assjack live next month, Lowlands!
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bjunt4prez wrote:
My name is Cecil Brown
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- Nov 2 Hank III & Assjack w/ Those Poor Bastards South Bound Bar & Grill, Knoxville, TN, United States
- Nov 4 Hank Williams III Zydeco, Birmingham AL, United States
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Hank Williams III
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Hank III with Those Poor Bastards
Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit MI, United States
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