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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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we're all goin straight to hell so you just better give me one more round.
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ChrisJHutchins wrote:
A true writer! Love this stuff, it must run in the family! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrfiYAvdUuQ
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"Driftin' state to state"
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i fuckin love this
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Hank you are great! I look forwards to seeing you and Those Poor Bastards in Madison!
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Come to Mexico...
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come to Brazil !!!!!!!!!
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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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