Well "Hey Good Lookin, Whatcha Got Cookin"? That statement would be one of Hank William's most popular songs. Hank Williams is an American singer and songwriter. He sings, and plays the guitar and fiddle. He has many names he has been called such as Luke the Drifter, The Hillbilly, Shakespeare, The Singing Kid, and Timber Snake.
Hank Williams was born on September 17, 1923. He was born at Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama. His full name is Hiram King Williams. His parents were Elonzo Huble and Jessie Lillybelle Skipper Williams. His father actually left him and his family when Hank was little. Williams loved music as a child. According to ( https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/hiram-king-williams-1568.php) Williams learned
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He truly didn't live long enough to show how much more potential he still had. He had a love for music, and a love for alcohol. It was a very sad thing. Hank's life wasn't always the greatest. According to (https://www.biography.com/people/hank-williams-9532414) His childhood was also shaped by his spinal condition, spina bifida, which set him apart from other kids his age and fostered a sense of separateness from the world around him. It was a disorder in the spinal column. Some thought maybe his alcohol was due to the fact that he had this condition. According to http://nodepression.com/article/long-lonesome-highway-hank-williams. Some biographers agree, the resulting pain caused him to move toward music as a career since he was physically unable to labor in the Alabama lumber industry, where jobs were plentiful for young men during the '30s. Having this back disorder made him to turn to alcohol and pain killers to ease his pain. Hank started drinking at the age of 11. He took his last drink at the age of 29. His drinking caused his performance in shows to not be the best. He ended up just having to perform in bars. What could have been a great success was becoming a slow failure. He became very lonesome. This terrible addiction took a 29 year old away. His alcoholism and pill popping destroyed his life. It was a very tragic event and took a great country star way too …show more content…
Hank got a bigger role on a radio station. It was called the Louisiana Hayride. Hank recorded a song from the musical "Oooh Ernest" called "Lovesick Blues". That was the start of his big break. According to (http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/hank-williams) "From the opening line, with its keening yodel adding a dramatic flourish to the word "blues," it was obvious that this was a performance—rather than a song—that was impossible to ignore. " That song became Hank's trademark song. In 1949, he was hired at the Grand Ole Opry.
Throughout the years, Hank released many hits. He quickly recorded two more songs that also hit the charts, "Wedding Bells," and "Mind Your Own Business". Supposedly his song "Mind Your Own Business" was towards his wife. He earned lots of fans, who loved him and his songs. He wasn't the only person who wanted to be in the light. Hank's wife Audrey wanted to sing. Hank had let Audrey perform in his band " Drifting Cowboys". They recorded many songs together. Producers were not happy with the way Audrey's voice
The “king of Western swing,” Bob Wills, was a prominent figure from the 1930s through 1950s. At at a young age he learned to play the fiddle and he and his father performed at dances and other social gatherings. He was exposed to other genres of music as a young boy such a blues, conjunto and mariachi, but it was the new sounds of jazz that inspired him to experiment with traditional country music. In 1929 Wills moved to Fort Worth, Texas, were he formed a band, the Wills Fiddle Band, which would soon change to Light Crust Doughboys. Their music was played was played on the Fort Worth radio station, KFJZ radio, and their unique sound quickly spread which is what the radio advertisers needed during the economic downfall. However, in 1933 Wills left the band and formed a new one called Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and they toured together over the next forty years. In 1945 Wills appeared at the Grand Ole Opry and insisted that there be a horn and drum section on stage. The audience was surprisingly pleased with this unwanted change by the directors. Despite his somewhat strained relationship with Nashville, the local country music establishment formally recognized Wills and his important overall impact on country music when the Country Music Association Hall of Fame inducted him in 1968 (Hartman, 146). Bob Wills died in 1975, but was still a major influence in up and coming young country artists like Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, George Strait and Lee Ann Womack.
After this first failure, Gordy reluctantly accepted employment at Ford Motor Co., nailing upholstery in Lincoln cars. However he wasn't about to hand over his dream of a career in music. He began paying attention to rock 'n' roll and wrote many songs in this style, that he tried to sell to native singers and music labels. He had some success, however his massive break came once he attracted the eye of singer Jackie Wilson, United Nations agency recorded Gordy's "Reet Petite" and the currently legendary "Lonely Teardrops." each songs became instant hits, and supported their success, Gordy quit his $85-per-week job at Ford and struck out on his own as a freelance producer.
Scott Joplin, commonly known as the "King of Ragtime" music, was born on November 24, 1868, in Bowie County, Texas near Linden. Joplin came from a large musical family. His father, Giles Joplin was a musician who had fiddled dance music while serving as a slave at his master's parties. His mother, Florence Givens Joplin, born free and out of slavery, sang and played the banjo, and four of his brothers and sisters either sang or played strings.
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The music industry during the 1940s was filled with many talented artists who impacted the music industry and the history of rock n’ roll forever. But one of the very well known and talented artists was Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly was the first to pioneer new music genres and progressive music. Charles Hardin Holley (1936-1959) was an American musician and artist whose creative career began in 1956. The family name is correctly spelled “Holley” but his first recording contract from Decca Records in 1956 spelled his last name “Holly” and he kept it that way for the rest of his career (Griggs 1). Holly took a very influential position in the music industry and built an audience for his Rock and Roll music very quickly due to his unique voice and advanced knowledge of music. Buddy Holly is a prime example of a musical pioneer who blended resources from various music genres including a variety of popular genres such as rhythm and blues (RNB), oriental, and African (Schinder and Schwartz 85).
Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas on February 26, 1932 (Enslow 19). He began to take an interest to music when his father bought a radio. His mother loved listening to music and his mother and Johnny would sing songs all throughout the house. Taught by his mother and childhood friend, he learned to play guitar (Enslow 19). Working hard and practicing, he became very good at guitar and singing. However, he grew up through the Great Depression and this was very difficult for him and his family. In Edward Enslow’s “The Man in Black” Johnny Cash states, “We were very poor, and I almost died of starvation as a child.” This quote shows how life was a struggle for Cash in his early life. Facing all the many challenges was difficult for him but he found a way through it. Through his older brother Jack, he was able to cope with his life growing up. Jack was a huge role model to Johnny growing up, he would teach...
Theodore Samuel Williams was born on August 30th 1918 in San Diego, California. His father, a photographer, named him after the late outspoken president Teddy Roosevelt.His mother was a salvation worker of Mexican descent ("My Turn At Bat"15). His parents, who he later came to resent, were poor and constantly working
Most americans have probably heard the phrase, “Mamas don’t let your babies to grow up to be cowboys.” That phrase is one from one of Waylon Jennings most prominent songs. Jennings was one of the many country music stars that started the outlaw country music movement. Outlaw country was not recognized by most country music enthusiasts but it soon took over and swept them off their feet. Jennings also incorporated rock into his music, which opened the door to a wide variety of genres and listeners. Waylon Jennings left an everlasting impression on country music which earned him a name as one of the greatest country music stars.
Many people in show business are viewed as role models in our society. Many of these people are just regular men and women that are placed high on a pedestal simply because they can sing or act, hence, becoming all the more famous. Although he was famous and popular in the entertainment world for almost four decades, Frank Sinatra was a singer and actor that had a side to him that not everyone knew. He hid behind the facade of an entirely happy, successful performer, when, in reality, he had many problems that the public was not even aware of. Some of these problems are the same that the average person faces day to day, but many went far deeper than trivial troubles. Some of these specific quandaries had to do with hidden aspects of his personal relationships, hidden connections with criminal elements, and other unknown aspects of his life.
Hank Williams Sr. had a huge impact on country music; he literally made country music what it is today. Hank grew up fast; he started in a small band with his pals. Hank later quit high school for his thought out career. He was very sure he could make fame; he started singing in small joints and coffee shops, where everybody absolutely loved him. Later, after his small gigs, he had been introduced to the radio, which was a huge deal. Making it out aright, Hank never had a lot of support. But one man named Rufus Payne was Hanks so called “Main Man.” Rufus had taught young Hank everything he knew. With all Hanks knew, he still to this day is most country artists’ main idol.
On November 23, 1936, Johnson recorded his music for the first time. The first song he recorded was "Terraplane Blues." It became a best-selling hit for Vocalon, a Columbia Records specialty label. In June of 1937, Johnson recorded for his fifth and final time. Johnson only recorded 29 songs during his lifetime. Johnson would have recorded many more songs and may have been an even bigger legend than he already is if his life was cut short.
Right away when he got to Nashville he got a contract from a publishing house. Bryan performed at night in different clubs for a while. In the summer of 2007 his first major record came out (biography.com editors). After his first major record came out his sister died of unknown causes while she was home with her three year old child at the time. With Kelly’s ( Luke Bryan sister) death no one could figure out why she dead. They called it a abnormally tragic death because that was that best they could call it. Bryan was only in Nashville for six years when his sister died (Finan, Eileen). A few months later he gave the song Good Directions to an artist by the name of Bill Currington (Stark, Phyllis). Seven years later he won the Entertainer of the Year and the ACM(Biography.com Editors, Finan, Eileen). Winner these rewards were really meaningful to him after what he has been through(Finan,Eileen). Over the years Luke Bryan has had so many number one hits for all his different albums and songs, that it’s too many to list, but a couple is Drink a Beer and That's My Kind Of Night. Just recently he sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl 52. Today Bryan helps out three different charities they are St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Make A Wish Foundation, and Young Men Christian Association (YMCA)(Biography.com Editors). Bryan’s music career is still growing today even with his busy life that he
Many jazz artists as we know it are quite talented. Their talents are unique in that they can translate human emotion through singing or playing their instruments. Many have the ability to reach and touch people’s souls through their amazing gifts. Although this art of turning notes and lyrics into emotional imagery may somewhat come natural, the audience must wonder where their influence comes from. For Billie Holiday, her career was highly influenced by personal experience, the effects of the Great Depression, and the racial challenges of African Americans during her time.
He was born in Mobile, Alabama called “Down the Bay” on February 5, 1934. His real name was Henry Louis Aaron. He was the third of eight children. His mother’s name was Estella and his father’s name was Herbert. His dad was a tavern owner and a dry dock boilermaker’s assistant. His mother did not have a job until Hank was older. He lived in a town where there was segregation. Hank lived where it was rural and it was a lowly populated town. The town was fueled by a migration of farm workers looking for city work. Hank took an early interest in sports. Although the family had little money, and Hank took several jobs to try to help out, he spent a lot of time playing baseball at a neighborhood park. He had jobs such as mowing lawns, picking potatoes, and delivering ice. He started to love the game when his father’s local team formed out of the tavern he opened next to the family house called The Black Cat Inn. He played baseball with the local kids in the wide open fields. Until too many children to take care of at home, his mother worked in one of Mobile’s white households, where work was available for blacks as maids and cooks. Hank and his family moved to Toulminville, right outside of Mobile, at the age of eight.
George Harvey Strait, is a an American singer, actor, songwriter, and music producer, known as the “King of Country”, of the twentieth century to present. Strait was a vocalist blessed with good looks and a vibrant personality. He is one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. George was a 50s baby. He is also known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look , and being one of the first and main country artists to bring country music back to its roots and away from the pop country era in the 1980s. George Strait has been a country music icon since the 1980s.