On this day (August 11) in 1952, the Grand Ole Opry chose to fire Hank Williams. The decision came after he missed a scheduled appearance on the lauded radio show. While he is hailed as one of the ...
Hank Williams was the focus of an Opry tribute as part of their 100-year celebration. The "Hey, Good Lookin'" singer was banned by the Opry just months before his death in 1953. The institution chose ...
On this day (October 29) in 1952, Hank Williams was at No. 1 on all three of the Billboard country charts with “Jambalaya (On the Bayou)”. It spent 11 weeks atop the Most-Played Juke Box Country & ...