Paul Hemphill’s new Hank Williams biography, Lovesick Blues (Viking, $23.95), is partially a tribute to Hemphill’s late father, owner-operator Paul “Hemp” Hemphill. He listened to Hank in the late ...

Seventy-three years ago today, on Aug. 7, 1948, Hank Williams made his first appearance on the influential radio program Louisiana Hayride. A weekly Saturday night country music show, Louisiana ...

"Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams" by Paul Hemphill; Viking ($23.95) In "Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams" by Paul Hemphill, you'll learn all you need to know about the country music ...

Sixty-two years after his death, Hank Williams is still full of surprises. In 1950, the singer recorded "The Garden Spot Programs," a series of radio shows sponsored by Naughton Farms, a mail-order ...

The life of Hank Williams is a strange one. On one hand, he’s one of the most important and influential country singers in history. On the other, there are persistent rumors about whether he wrote ...