Hank Williams

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country singer guitarist human musician recording artist singer-songwriter songwriter

Hank Williams was a pioneering American country music singer-songwriter whose emotionally direct songs and distinctive honky-tonk style profoundly shaped the genre and influenced generations of artists.

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Hank Williams canonical 22

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1953 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1937 ⓘ
awardReceived Alabama Music Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
Country Music Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
birthName Hiram King Williams ⓘ
burialPlace Oakwood Annex Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
child Hank Williams Jr. ⓘ
Jett Williams ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-09-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1953-01-01 ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ
influenced Bob Dylan ⓘ
Elvis Presley ⓘ
George Jones ⓘ
Hank Williams Jr. ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ
Merle Haggard ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
legacy major influence on later country and popular music artists ⓘ
pioneering figure in country music ⓘ
memberOf Grand Ole Opry ⓘ
name Hank Williams self-link ⓘ
notableWork Cold, Cold Heart ⓘ
Hey, Good Lookin' ⓘ
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ⓘ
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) ⓘ
Lovesick Blues ⓘ
Move It On Over ⓘ
Your Cheatin' Heart ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Oak Hill, West Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States
recordLabel MGM Records ⓘ
Sterling Records ⓘ
spouse Audrey Williams ⓘ
Billie Jean Jones ⓘ
style honky-tonk ⓘ
vocalStyle emotionally direct singing ⓘ

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Johnny Cash → influencedBy → Hank Williams ⓘ
Country Music Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Hank Williams ⓘ
Williams → hasNotableBearer → Hank Williams ⓘ
Hank Williams Museum → dedicatedTo → Hank Williams ⓘ
Hank Williams Museum → commemorates → Hank Williams ⓘ
Alabama Music Hall of Fame → honors → Hank Williams ⓘ
Grand Ole Opry → hasNotablePerformer → Hank Williams ⓘ
Tower of Song → hasLyricReference → Hank Williams ⓘ
Jimmie Rodgers → influenced → Hank Williams ⓘ
Hank Williams → name → Hank Williams self-link ⓘ
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame → hasInductee → Hank Williams ⓘ
Fred Rose → wroteForArtist → Hank Williams ⓘ
Fred Rose → associatedAct → Hank Williams ⓘ
Roy Acuff → influenced → Hank Williams ⓘ
Lefty Frizzell → associatedAct → Hank Williams ⓘ
Lucinda Williams → influencedBy → Hank Williams ⓘ
Hank Williams Jr. → father → Hank Williams ⓘ
Hank Williams Jr. → hasRelative → Hank Williams ⓘ
Hank Williams Jr. → influencedBy → Hank Williams ⓘ
Your Cheatin’ Heart (1964 film) → subject → Hank Williams ⓘ
Your Cheatin’ Heart (1964 film) → portrays → Hank Williams ⓘ
The Little Willies → influencedBy → Hank Williams ⓘ