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Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953), born Hiram King Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time. Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one. Born in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, Williams moved to Georgiana, where he met Rufus Payne, a black street performer who gave him guitar lessons in exchange for meals. Payne had a major influence on Williams’s later musical style. |
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Similar artists to Hank Williams
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Ernest Tubb |
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Hank Snow |
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Hank Williams III
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United States, Nashville - Tennessee |
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Jimmie Rodgers
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United States, Meridian - Mississippi |
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Roy Acuff |
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Webb Pierce |
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Merle Haggard
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United States, Bakersfield - California |
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Lefty Frizzell |
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George Jones
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United States, Beaumont - Texas |
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Waylon Jennings
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United States, Littlefield - Texas |
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Carl Smith |
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Red Foley |
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The Carter Family
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United States, Maces Spring - Virginia |
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Buck Owens
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United States, Sherman - Texas |
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Faron Young |
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Porter Wagoner |
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Willie Nelson
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United States, Abbott - Texas |
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Woody Guthrie
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United States, Okemah - Oklahoma |
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Wayne Hancock |
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Townes Van Zandt
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United States, Fort Worth - Texas |
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Dale Watson |
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Hank Williams Jr.
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United States, Shreveport - Louisiana |
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Ray Price |
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Hank Thompson |
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Kitty Wells |
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Patsy Cline
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United States, Winchester - Virginia |
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The Louvin Brothers |
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Loretta Lynn
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United States, Butcher Hollow - Kentucky |
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David Allan Coe
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United States, Akron - Ohio |
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Gram Parsons
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United States, Waycross - Georgia |
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