It’s a thrill to have my first No. 1 hit, the magnificent Hank Williams song, ‘Cold, Cold Heart,’ be used in the Valentine's Day Doodle and I want to thank the animator who created the Doodle as well as they did a terrific job
Hank did 225 recordings. People are familiar with his No. 1 hits ... But the thing they don't know is the man Hank Williams was. We try to let people know the good side of Hank.
I been so lonesome, I made Hank Williams look like a party of five.
There are still some components of old country music today; the vocal style is what gives it away ... But you can even hear rapping in some country music today. It's not Hank Williams anymore.
Lovesick Blues: An Evening with Hank Williams Sr.
I played these scratchy records on this scratchy old record player. I was getting all the stuff that people were throwing away so I was always 20 years behind. My generation was listening to the Beatles or the Stones and I’d be listening to Hank Williams or Ernest Stubbs.
I wanted it to be something ... quiet in places, something reflective — and maybe something that did feel from the heart ... People have a hard time categorizing my music. I’ve had an eclectic upbringing — Hank Williams Sr., rock n’ roll, Celtic — and to me, country music is all those things.
Hank Williams Jr. wants to do it
I think Willie believes him to be the best living songwriter in Texas - and I mean living, because he's really intertwined his life and his art on the Hank Williams level
I spent six years commuting to Philadelphia before I got my first break in New York directing 'The Night Hank Williams Died.' I will always be grateful that Philadelphia gave me a chance