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Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 23 April 2017. Hank Williams Jr.'s music has been featured on 20 episodes.

Born on May 26, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Hank Williams Jr. nicknamed "Bocephus" by his father after opry comedian's Rod Brasfield ventriloquist dummy started his musical career at the age of eight, making appearances in tv shows singing the classical songs of his father, making his official artist debut in 1963 singing "Long Gone Lonesome Blues". Besides the music of his father, Hank Williams, Bocephus was also influenced by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis. After a decade of singing the songs of his father he was often credited as a "Hank Williams Clone" having numerous hit songs. Despite the success, he fell into depression due to his "legacy" and not earned fame, in 1973 after drug and alcohol abuses he attempted suicide, after the failed intent moved to Alabama where he started playing with southern rock artists such as Waylon Jennings, Toy Caldwell, Marshall Tucker Band and Charlie Daniels making an essential turn to find it's own style. He is probably best known today for his hit "A Country Boy Can Survive." He may also be well known today as the performer of the theme song for Monday Night Football, based on his 1984 hit, "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight". The opening theme became a classic, as much a part of the show as the football itself. In 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, Williams' opening themes for Monday Night Football would earn him four Emmy awards.

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Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 23 April 2017. Hank Williams Jr.'s music has been featured on 20 episodes.

Born on May 26, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Hank Williams Jr. nicknamed "Bocephus" by his father after opry comedian's Rod Brasfield ventriloquist dummy started his musical career at the age of eight, making appearances in tv shows singing the classical songs of his father, making his official artist debut in 1963 singing "Long Gone Lonesome Blues". Besides the music of his father, Hank Williams, Bocephus was also influenced by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis. After a decade of singing the songs of his father he was often credited as a "Hank Williams Clone" having numerous hit songs. Despite the success, he fell into depression due to his "legacy" and not earned fame, in 1973 after drug and alcohol abuses he attempted suicide, after the failed intent moved to Alabama where he started playing with southern rock artists such as Waylon Jennings, Toy Caldwell, Marshall Tucker Band and Charlie Daniels making an essential turn to find it's own style. He is probably best known today for his hit "A Country Boy Can Survive." He may also be well known today as the performer of the theme song for Monday Night Football, based on his 1984 hit, "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight". The opening theme became a classic, as much a part of the show as the football itself. In 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, Williams' opening themes for Monday Night Football would earn him four Emmy awards.

Original source: Last.fm

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Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Hank Williams, Jr.
MGM Records1963
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
Hank Williams Sr., Hank Williams Jr.
K-Tel International (Canada)1973
Move It On Over
Hank Williams Sr., Hank Williams Jr.
K-Tel International (Canada)1973
Dixie On My Mind
Hank Williams, Jr.
Elektra1980
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
Hank Williams, Jr.
Warner Bros. Records0
There's A Tear In My Beer
Hank Williams, Jr.
Warner Bros. Records, Curb Records1989
All My Rowdy Friends
Hank Williams Jr.
Elektra1981
My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Hank Williams, Jr.
MGM Records1964
Doesn't Anybody Know My Name
Hank Williams, Jr.
MGM Records1963
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
Hank Williams, Jr.
Elektra1981