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Hank

The Short Life and Long Country Road of Hank Williams

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Hank

By: Mark Ribowsky
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
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After he died in the backseat of a Cadillac at the age of 29, Hank Williams - a frail, flawed man who had become country music's first real star - instantly morphed into its first tragic martyr. Having hit the heights with simple songs of despair, depression, and tainted love, he would, with that outlaw swagger, become in death a template for the rock generation to follow.

Six decades later, Mark Ribowsky now weaves together the first fully realized biography of Hank Williams in a generation. Examining his music while also re-creating days and nights choked in booze and desperation, Ribowsky traces the miraculous rise of this music legend - from the dirt roads of rural Alabama to the now-immortal stage of the Grand Ole Opry and finally to a sad, lonely end on New Year's Day 1953. The result is an original work that promises to uncover the real Hank beneath the myths that have long enshrouded his legacy.

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Great voice & story about a suffering human. Encouraging to know that humans have evolved in so many areas of life. Thanks for all the music Hank & Audrey & Fred. The beats live on & on... I highly recommend this book it is a wonderful biography.

Hank music is wonderful

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An excellent and thorough account of a man who was tortured emotionally and brilliant in equal measure - brilliantly narrated.

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