Family Tradition Three Generations of Hank Williams

by Masino, Susan

• ISBN13: 9781617130069
• ISBN10: 1617130060
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Backbeat

Summary

Covering three generations of Hank Williams, Family Tradition is both unique and vast in scope. Beginning in the present day with Hank III - who gave the author unprecedented access - and time-traveling across the years, this examines just what kind of rebel mojo inspired this crazed family of country music, from Hank Sr. - often regarded as one of the most influential of American musicians - to Hank Jr., to this year's model, Hank III, who has somehow found a way to reconcile his legacy's deep-rooted twang and high-lonesome sound with particularly searing strains of punk and heavy metal, launching an all-out war with traditional Nashville in the process.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Crazed Country Rebel	p. 1
Hillbilly Shakespeare	p. 5
Drifting Cowboy	p. 11
Hey, Sweet Baby	p. 19
Mansion on the Hill	p. 27
Move it on Over	p. 37
The Grand Ole Opry	p. 49
Long Gone Daddy	p. 57
Cold, Cold Heart	p. 67
Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used to Do?	p. 79
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive	p. 93
The Silence of a Falling Star	p. 103
The Show Must Go On	p. 107
Little Bocephus	p. 117
Standing in the Shadows	p. 125
Ajax Mountain	p. 135
The Road to Recovery	p. 145
Entertainer of the Year	p. 153
A Country Boy Can Survive	p. 163
Shelton Hank Williams III	p. 169
Branson, Missouri	p. 183
Risin' Outlaw	p. 189
Fourth Generation	p. 199
Married to the Road	p. 207
Rebel Within	p. 213
Karmageddon	p. 217
Epilogue: Family Tradition	p. 221
Acknowledgments	p. 227
Recommended Listening Discography	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 235
Index	p. 239
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