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Hiram King Williams (The Hillbilly Shakespeare, Harm) was born on 17 September, 1923 in Georgiana, Alabama, USA, is a Soundtrack, Composer. Discover Hank Williams's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Hank Williams networth?

Popular As Hiram King Williams (The Hillbilly Shakespeare, Harm)
Occupation soundtrack,composer
Age 30 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 17 September, 1923
Birthday 17 September
Birthplace Georgiana, Alabama, USA
Date of death 1 January, 1953
Died Place Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA
Nationality United States

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Hank Williams Height, Weight & Measurements

At 30 years old, Hank Williams height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Height 6' (1.83 m)
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Who Is Hank Williams's Wife?

His wife is Billie Jean Jones (18 October 1952 - 1 January 1953) ( his death), Audrey Williams (15 December 1944 - 26 May 1952) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Billie Jean Jones (18 October 1952 - 1 January 1953) ( his death), Audrey Williams (15 December 1944 - 26 May 1952) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Hank Williams Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Hank Williams worth at the age of 30 years old? Hank Williams’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from United States. We have estimated Hank Williams's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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Timeline

2015

Portrayed by Tom Hiddleston in I Saw the Light (2015).

2014

His musical, "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" at the American Blues Theater in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production.

1999

Was the 3rd inductee in the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 1999 because of his Muskogee Creek and Tsalagi (Cherokee) ancestry. Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Red Bow were numbers 1 and 2 respectively.

1994

Ranked #1 on Life Magazine's list of "The 100 Most Important People in Country Music" (1994).

1993

Pictured on one of four 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, featuring Country & Western music. This set of stamps also honored Patsy Cline, Bob Wills, and The Carter Family. Issued 25 September 1993 in sheet and booklet formats.

1989

More than 35 years after his death his son, Hank Williams Jr., helped produce a father-and-son "duet" using one of the elder Hank's obscure acetate recordings. Hank Jr. dubbed in his father's vocals under a new, neo-classic country music bed, sang a verse of his own, and released the single. The song, "There's a Tear in My Beer," went to #7 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart in 1989.

1987

Was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (1987).

1974

He was voted the 74th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.

1970

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

1969

Country Music Hall of Fame inducted him into the Walkway of Stars (1969).

1961

Was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1961).

1953

Even after his 1953 death, he continued to score major country hits. That year his hit "Kaw-Liga" spent 13 weeks at #1 atop the Billboard magazine country charts that year; it was the #1 country song of the year 1953.

1952

" Hits of 1952 were "Honky Tonk Blues," "Jambalaya," and "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive. "However, Hank's unprecedented success came with a price. A heavy drinker since his late teens, Hank proved to be an undependable performer when be began showing up for concerts drunk, and sometimes didn't show up at all.

In October 1952 Hank married his second wife, 19-year-old Billie Jean Jones, who was no more successful than Audrey in protecting Hank from himself. Also, the Drifting Cowboys departed that same month due to Hank's violent mood swings and unpredictability. He was still in demand for live performances, though.

1951

" His 1951 hits included "Hey, Good Lookin'" "Cold, Cold Heart" and "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You).

When Audrey divorced him in 1951 due to their constant fights over his drinking, his band began to become disillusioned with him, too, and the Grand Ole Opry suspended him from appearing at live shows.

1949

In 1949, after the birth of Hank and Audrey's son Hank Williams Jr.

, Hank was asked to join the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, where he made his stage debut on June 11, 1949.

From 1949 to 1950, Hank became country music's top artist, with hits like "Lovesick Blues," "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It," "Moanin' the Blues" and "Why Don't You Love Me.

1946

In 1946 Hank and Audrey traveled to Nashville to secure a music publishing contract with producer Fred Rose, head of the Acuff-Rose publishing firm, who asked Hank to write a song on the spot. The song, "Mansion on the Hill", landed Hank a publishing contract with Acuff-Rose.

1944

Hank met his first wife Audrey Williams during a traveling medicine show and they were married in December 1944 at an Alabama gas station. Audrey was a strong-willed woman who became Hank's booking agent, road manager and promoter. It was she who encouraged the stage-frightened Hank to perform on stage and helped book gigs outside of Alabama.

1940

During the late 1940s Hank--a tall, thin man who alway wore a short-brimmed, white cowboy hat--had his peak years when MGM Records signed him for a recording contract and he became a regular on "Louisiana Hayride", a KWKH radio show in Shreveport, Louisiana.

1923

Hank Williams was born in September 1923 in a small Alabama farming community about 70 miles south of Montgomery.

1918

His father was a railroad engineer who was also a victim of shell shock after a year of fighting in France in 1918 during World War I and spent many years in veterans hospitals. Hank's mother, Lillian Skipper Williams, played the organ in their local church and taught him gospel songs when he was six. When Hank turned 10 he taught himself to play the guitar, mostly by watching other guitarists. In his teens Hank learned to play and sing country songs that he heard on the family radio, and picked up some blues chords from a black friend who was a street musician named Tee-Tot (Rufe Payne). At the age of 14 Hank put together his own band, playing at hoedowns and other get-together, where he won a local talent contest competition with his composition "WPA Blues. " At 17, Hank put together a group called 'Hank Williams' Original Drifting Cowboys' and they successfully auditioned for the manager of WSFS Radio in Montgomery, where they played regularly on the air.