My dad’s favorite musician. My dad owned a “honky tonk” in Cleveland and had Hank play there. There’s a road side marker in Oak Hill WV beside the gas station where they stopped after the driver discovered him dead.
I love the way Mark seems to be emotionally attached to these stories. He realizes the importance of the subjects, the impact they had on our country, and the need to keep these stories at the forefront of our lives. These artists shaped who we are as a nation. And people don't seem to realize that. I am glad you two do. ❤️
That's the point of the channel Kat. I do not want our history erased by Marxists. And yes I do get emotional at times. It's emotional to me. That's why I got off my fat ass to do this channel. I try to bring some humor into it to offset it but yes, it's emotional at times. Thank you so much. Watch Box of Dreams if you haven't yet. I think you'll like it.
MrBallen is a great storyteller. But when it comes to storytelling Mark is at a level that is on its own. His first hand accounts and his memory recall plus his quick wit and humor are a true gift!
Thank you so much for this episode. It's been a lifetime since I have heard the names Roy Acuff or Farron Young or Minnie Pearl. My goodness this really did take me back. I played "I saw the light" after the podcast and I have to admit to getting quite teary-eyed. A hard life. But full of intensity and creativity. Thanks for the reminder.
Faron Young was well known by my family down the greenwood rd of Shreveport, Louisiana. My grandfather said he would ride up to his dairy farm on an old mule and he was always singing wherever my grandfather saw him. Those old country singers shoes can never be filled.
My parents were not country music fans. At all. But every single night my mom would call my dad to get his ETA from work. She made sure she was in the kitchen when he came in the back door--this is every night--& he'd drop his briefcase, grab her ass, she'd wrap her legs around his waist, & he'd swing her around and sing "Hey Good Lookin' " to her. We kids loved it; thought it was hilarious and sweet. The last time I saw him do it they were in their late 50s, shortly before he passed. Mom told me he did it every night Even on the rare occasions he was out of town he'd call her & sing it to her.
I live in Bristol, Virginia and it is a twin city with Bristol, Tennessee and both are the birthplace of country music! Hank Williams driver stopped at the Burger Bar just across the state line from Tennessee in Virginia (the Burger Bar is still there by the way) - to get something to eat and Hank Williams was lying in the back seat and didn't go in after his driver asked him if he wanted to come in with him to grab a bite. When Charles Carr got back into the vehicle he looked and Hank was still laying in the back seat not moving or making any noise so the young man started again towards there destination and of course found out he was deceased. It's unknown when exactly he passed. Possibly while Charles Carr was eating or somewhere along the drive. 😢
I was in grade two when Hank died. Radio was our one ‘social media’ and here, in east armpit Canada we grew up on Hank Williams and gospel music and there wasn’t much of a line between them. Thank you so much for this wonderful piece on my first musical hero. There still isn’t a better catalogue of songs to get a campfire to come to life for all age groups than Hank’s. It still amazes me how people actually know the lyrics! Again, thank you for this fine episode. I can still, at 79, dispel a gloomy day by getting out my guitar and singing Mansion on the Hill. ❤️
I am asked often by my grandchildren how was life before the internet. Most households had Encyclopedias, The Guinness Book of World Records, a World Alamac and a Farmers Alamac. I told them many of us memorized 20 or more phone numbers. We also were patient enough if the information couldn't be found in our home references then a trip to the library would resolve everything 99% of the time. We also could call up acquaintances that we knew, that were knowledgeable of what information we were seeking 😀
Thanks! You guys are the best, great tribute. When i ended up hitchhiking to the foothills of cali which included sitting on the steps of the original grand old Opry ,then i moved into a hippie house in early 70’s, room mate David Q played hank with greatest enthusiasm, its as if i meet him. Country western starts with Hank
Next year I'll get over I'd love to meet you guys! I'll fly over from Scotland. I'd love to hear Mark's stories in person, this was fantastic and fascinating!🏴
Loved Hank Williams music. He could reach into your soul and very few musicians can do that. Haggard, Cash and Cooke are the ones I can think of. A young life taken too soon like Gram Parsons
Mark you continue to amaze me with your wide foundation of knowledge and your cognitive abilities to pull from your various levels of memory and comprehension. ❤ so love this show . I wish you health and happiness. ❤😊
Hank was born in Alabama at the age 2. His mother was the cruiser weight golden gloves champion in Birmingham from 1941-1942. Her and Tee-Tot were bouncers at the Greenville Moose for years. Tee Tot kick them in the balls and Mrs. Williams would finish them with an uppercut. Hank was known to sing, "Move It On Over," during many of these fist fights. It really became one of the highlights of his shows for many years.
I think the best, most profound thing about the "last concert" with Hank enroute, he didn't make it, but they all sang the wordshe first wrote while driving in the car with his mother, and she says, "I saw the light"... and thus becomes his very first song and final concert.❤ This it's a great show. I look forward to showing up at your next event. I have a lot of Pride and pleasure in sharing your videos especially with my friends who understand JFK they are in shock 😅 ... could not stop watching LOL I went to see Hank Williams Jr. Perform at Buffalo Speedway stadium, Houston Texas when I was young. I was so close to the stage. It seems like we all were. Anyway thanks again, Just another huge fan 🤗 🇺🇸
What kind of music do you play in this joint? Oh, We play both kinds of music here.....Country and Western......My grandmother born in 1911 listened to Hank on the Louisiana Hayride and she always told me he was her boyfriend. Everyone loved Hank. He had the ability to reach into your soul like no other. You could literally feel his pain........... I got a hot rod Ford, and a two dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill There's soda pop and the dancing's free So if you wanna have fun, come along with me
😂🤣"Anymore spectrum people?"😂🤣 Excellent show! Mark, you and Eric, both, never cease to amaze me with your subjects and your knowledge! My wide-ranging interests always pop up in your videos, I love it. I remember being 4 or 5 years old singing "Jambalaya" with Hank on my Papa's radio. Gospel, the blues, bluegrass and country music all have the same roots in the deep south. Roy Acuff was my grandmother's cousin, the Opry was an important place in my family. Everyone in my family played instruments, we would fill the house in every room, playing and singing gospel to "Let's Go Down To The Crawdad Hole, Honey, Baby Mine". Wonderful memories! I'm still crazy about Hank and Bocephus. Lol, Hank Jr didn't just get famous over the NFL song! Believe it or not, I've known lots of song writers, even in my family, that write songs and stories through inspiration. You almost can't write as fast as it is literally poured out through your fingers. By the time you get it written, you're worn out, and amazed at what's just happened and where it came from. You almost can't take credit for it. For people of faith, especially in the mountains of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, our life and beliefs are one in the same. We are born, raised and die with a confidence like no other. As a nurse that cared for many on their deathbeds, even unbelievers would ask me to pray with them. It's a sacred moment when a believer dies, nearly ALL saw angels coming for them. They would get a peace, some sort of glow, and reach out for them. I've held many patients in my arms when they passed, it's almost like you could feel them take their spirits from their bodies. It was like they were lighter. I have no doubts who Hank saw coming down the road for him. He knew. And for folks that don't believe, I'm sorry for you. Get that fixed. Thank you both! I've enjoyed this immensely! God bless you both.💝🙏
the closest we we will ever get to Hank Williams now is his grandson Hank Williams III !!!! uncanny how much he resembles his grandfather ! Great show!
56:00 😔😢 WOW! Those lyrics will rip your heart out! Especially if you have lived a life of suffering, kept pushing, yet will welcome the light gladly when that day comes. I've been a musician for 30 yrs (11-41), grew up in Burlington, VT. during the peak of the Phish era...never really liked Phish, more Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, and the popular Folk performers still lingering from the 60s and 70s. Country Music was considered "Red Neck" in Burlington...Red Neck has a totally different connotation in the north than the south. It's filled with more negative underpinnings: welfare leaches, uneducated, uncouth, disrespectful, dirt bag, rural Vermont Quebec influenced dirty dumb sounding accent. After living in the South (FL, GA, TX) for 22 yrs...true Country Music has a real heartfelt, tragic way to put the human condition on paper that Autonomically/Involuntarily force tears down your face, weight in your chest and pit in your stomach. Thanks again guys for such informative content...you guys are awesomely filled with so much knowledge and detail over a WIDE range of topics, it inspires. Of course we all think we are knowledgeable in at least a few areas, being Dr. of Pharmacy Practice aka Pharm.D., Musician, Car Enthusiast, Fire💪🏻 Enthusiast, and auto didactic of history and politics...you both clearly prove you are the pros in the expansive knowledge arena...I...just a mere observer your volumes of knowledge. Thanks again. Perhaps when you guys are back in Dallas a group meet-up can be planned. I've got a little over 10 acres outside city limits...BBQ, Fireworks, ATVs, Shooting Range, and more.
Pretty much word for word from the Ken Burns Country Music book... exept that Hank changed his mind and recorded Hey good lookin , Jimmy was left with his little Dickens in his hand ..love the channel guys ,And the Jacket Mark !
Thank you for doing this show on Hank Williams. I grew up listening to his music. My parents and extended family had all his albums. I love him. He's still the best! Amazing what he accomplished in such a short time! Truly gifted! ❤
We played 'Move It On Over' in my first band. it was a ROCK band. We played Hank right alongside Zep and Guns' n' Roses. A true legend and bonafide genius. American music would be quite different without him. We just sang 'I Saw the Light ' at my mom's church last Sunday.
I was getting interrupted so many times while trying to watch you that I lost track of big segments of your narrative. I went back and watched in full w/o interruptions. @@AmericasUntoldStories
My first wife had a Hank Williams album. We would listen to it and I thought "that old guy is pretty good". I had no idea I was listening to the birth of rock and roll. BTW, the most insightful mathematical proof I ever wrote just popped into my head. I always credited my guardian angel. It happened to me once in 75 years. Happened to Hank Williams many more times. Thanks, Mark and Eric.
Bristol, TN-VA straddles the state line. In fact, State Street (in most cities it's called Main Street), which runs through downtown IS the state line. The buildings on one side of the street are in Tennessee, and the buildings on the other side are in Virginia.
The father of country music is Jimmie Rodgers the singing brakeman! Wrote better songs than Hank IMHO. He died very young also of TB. I believe he would be very worthy of an untold story. Even Dylan stole his Rough and rowdy ways title from Jimmie. I did enjoy the show but I knew all the details of his life already. Keep doing the fantastic job your doing,much appreciated
@@AmericasUntoldStories well they do have a monument for him and I do believe it's for the father of country music. Anyhow ,Carry on with the best show on TH-cam and Rumble.
The virginia tennessee state line runs through the center of bristol...I believe hanks widow became a widow again when her next husband died in a car accident union leaving the last bar hank played in in Austin Texas. So Both her husband's last performances were in the same place
Great episode guys, one of your best. Really moving story, I got chills at the Canton story, the night he passed. Love Hank, Seeing him and his music in a whole new way. 👍
You forgot the Lost Highway. Quotation I'm a Rolling Stone, all alone in Lost, for life of sin I have paid the cost, when I pass by all the people say there goes another boy down the Lost Highway. Even Tom Petty did the song and a lot of his concerts at the cover song
Bristol, Va/Bristol, Tn. The state line runs down the middle of Main St. literally the yellow line. Some people claim Hank died after he left Knoxville from The Andrew Johnson Hotel in downtown Knoxville.
On my first watch, so interesting I haven't even looked anything up yet. Great story again guys, great everything sorry I missed it, catch ya on the flip
Mark, love to hear you talk about something passionately. Disagree with your politics pretty much, but not your insight. For what it's worth, the song Rock Around the Clock is actually a cover. And Bill Haley definitely gets some credit for rocking it up, the original by Sunny Dae and the Knights is kind of a jazzy jump tune. Haley is probably worth an episode, he's pretty disparaged today but his career longevity has some interesting stories. He was definitely exposed to r&b and country as a DJ in Chester PA before he began his recording career. And having the guts to take a new turn when you are a failed country balladier deserves some credit. Also, do you know he was an IRS tax delinquent for several years, that is why he was in exile in Mexico and Europe. He used to sneak across the border and play gigs in the Southwest US. And eventually he paid off his entire tab.
I think you're missing my point on Haley: Though many claim the song "Rock Around the Clock," released in 1954 by Bill Haley & His Comets, was the first rock and roll single, it resembles "Move it On Over", as both feature the same twelve-bar blues arrangement with a melody starting with three repetitions of an ascending arpeggio of the tonic chord, which ...
@@AmericasUntoldStories I get that, not just the structure of the tune, but the feel as well. BH was a journeyman musician by comparison, I just dig that he and his band could grind it out for so long, even though mostly he warmed over Joe Turner, I don't think of him as sanitizing black music quite the way that Pat Boone and other did.
Audrey Williams, Hanks 1st wife played at my friend, Andrea Soldi’s, venue called the Bostonia Ballroom in El Cajon, CA. I though it had been Hank, himself, but since the Ballroom opened in 1952 it was too late so the next year his wife came and performed. You can see her here on TH-cam performing Jambalaya (Hank’s song). She certainly didn’t stay away from Hank’s name…Instant Notoriety. Andrea’s father was Cactus Soldi who bought a music store and the Bostonia Ballroom after retiring from being the fiddle player for Spade Cooley. That’s an interesting musician with a lot of notoriety to do a video about.
Audrey was divorced from Hank before he died, she got some income from the settlement, but blew most of it by the time she died in 1975, she became an alcoholic, died broke, very sad end
After extensive , in depth and meticulous research in finding the holy grail of the very Genesis of " rock music ", the amazing birth of that genre occurred in 1947 ,with none other than this country western music legend Hank Williams and the name of the first ever de facto true rock song in its antecedents is his 1947 song entitled "Move it on Over ". TEK,historian.
Hank's grandfather was what was then called a "Galvanized Yankee". A term for Confederate prisoner volunteers who joined the Union Army who were often (but not always) used to fight Indians in the West. The premise of Sam Peckinpah's "Major Dundee".
Hey guys I know you've probably seen alot of the portrayals of hank Williams in the movies as I have which I think are pretty pathetic. I would like to recommend one to you that was pretty obscure many years ago called " hank Williams the show he never gave". This is the best portrayal of hank that you will ever see and I'm not exaggerating one bit. This movie is not some slick Hollywood production but it has a setting in that time period of him performing at a honky-tonk. The music is originally done on the set and it shows the good side of hank and the bad. I hope you two read this comment and give this film a watch because if you like hank Williams you will love this performance.
My favorite podcasters....on the greatest musician (setting aside classical)...Pal...it doesn't get betting than this. I've seen a lot of info on Hank and they ignore or poorly treat his Christian struggles. Mark you nailed it.
Are you sure about the spina bifida? Did he develop the classic high arch foot? Cowboy boots can be very beneficial for these people as they don’t have as much of a steppage gait with the boots. As a physician I’d like to know more about his symptoms? Most of the spina bifida patients I’ve seen don’t have pain, though he could have developed spinal compensations due loss of muscle control in his feet.
Mark, I noticed you were standing in front of Audrey's grave; but unlike the others, I wasn't going to say anything. I'm a Southern lady. Also, there was a conspiracy theory that Hank had been beaten up before he was put in the car. Hank pulled a gun on Faron Young and said he wanted to marry the 19 yo. Faron said take her I don't want her. Lots of fun and laughs. Rosie
Thank you doing this! I mentioned to to you that my Dad was in the musicians union in Montgomery. They would kid Hank about having. Cadillac in every direction so he could jump in and drive.
Hank only had a little over four grand in the bank when he died, most of his income was from royalties, shows when he could perform, last months of his life he missed shows due to drinking or illness
I ❤ love you guys and feel so sorry I couldn’t attend. I look forward to hopefully meeting up with you guys in the future. God bless. Jon Rice ..St Louis Mo.🇺🇸😎💪. EXCELLENT SHOW GENTLEMEN. MUCH RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR YOUR WONDERFULLY CREATIVE CONTENT AND INTELLECTUAL FODDER.BLESS YOU BOTH AND PLEASE STAY HEALTHY.❤
Mark, thanks for this episode on Hank. I only have one disagreement with you. To my knowledge Hank Jr. was not drinking when he fell off the mountain. He was with a friend and his young son. Hank credits the son for saving his life becaus he stayed and kept him awake while his father went and got help.
"By the mid-1970s Williams began to pursue a musical direction that would eventually make him a superstar. While recording a series of moderately successful songs, Williams began a pattern of heavy drug and alcohol abuse." The incident happened in the mid-70's so I assume you are either drunk, hungover or at the very least your reflexes are a mess. Whether Hank admits it or not is between him and God.
As far as 1st rock and roll song, nope not Move it but it's clear Haley was influenced - but aren't we all? I'd have to go with Rock around the Clock. Some say "That's all right Momma" from '46 is. Rocket 88 from '51 is a good cross over... RATC set the stage
Nope. Way before 1951. 1947: The song is considered one of the earliest examples of rock and roll music.[4][5] Though many claim the song "Rock Around the Clock," released in 1954 by Bill Haley & His Comets, was the first rock and roll single, it resembles "Move it On Over", as both feature the same twelve-bar blues arrangement with a melody starting with three repetitions of an ascending arpeggio of the tonic chord, which Williams had partially derived from an old Mardi Gras riff, "Second Line."[6][7]
@@AmericasUntoldStories We can agree to disagree - I have NEVER heard a fiddle on a rock and roll record 😁....sounds more country to me. Of course you can hear where BH got his influence and made an updated version, stole a couple of riffs. Or lets say "enhanced". Great episode nonetheless; I saw a Hank Williams play years ago off Bway but never heard Move it on Over so thanks for the ditty 🙂
Thanks sir. I do a lot of work on these but hank has been a part of my life for over 30 years so it's a labor of love. I've had a lot of southern friends over the years and try to be fair to all. Check out the Jimmy Swaggert episode. He was a customer of mine in the Custom Shop which is also an episode. To sum it all up larry, I've been blessed by God. I should be dead by now 100 times over. He must have a plan. mg
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This goes on your BEST OF list!!!💛👍.
I'd rather go out buzzed in a Cadillac than rotting away in a nursing home.
In the 60s and 70s we had a saying: LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG, leaving a GOOD LOOKING CORPSE 😢😂
would you rather die at 29 than in your old age?
Right! I just don't want to meet Jesus higher than a Georgia pine.🙃
Totally agree
He was only 29!
I love Hank Williams music 😍
Hank's goal was to be a songwriter, he wrote incredible songs using basic words, still hard to believe he wrote such classics people still enjoy today
My dad’s favorite musician. My dad owned a “honky tonk” in Cleveland and had Hank play there. There’s a road side marker in Oak Hill WV beside the gas station where they stopped after the driver discovered him dead.
I've got a tear in my beer
I love the way Mark seems to be emotionally attached to these stories. He realizes the importance of the subjects, the impact they had on our country, and the need to keep these stories at the forefront of our lives. These artists shaped who we are as a nation. And people don't seem to realize that. I am glad you two do. ❤️
That's the point of the channel Kat. I do not want our history erased by Marxists. And yes I do get emotional at times. It's emotional to me. That's why I got off my fat ass to do this channel. I try to bring some humor into it to offset it but yes, it's emotional at times. Thank you so much. Watch Box of Dreams if you haven't yet. I think you'll like it.
MrBallen is a great storyteller. But when it comes to storytelling Mark is at a level that is on its own. His first hand accounts and his memory recall plus his quick wit and humor are a true gift!
Thank you so much for this episode. It's been a lifetime since I have heard the names Roy Acuff or Farron Young or Minnie Pearl. My goodness this really did take me back. I played "I saw the light" after the podcast and I have to admit to getting quite teary-eyed. A hard life. But full of intensity and creativity. Thanks for the reminder.
Oh yeah Walbash Cannonball.
i cry when I play I Saw The Light. No crime in that Sandra.
Yes indeed, your words speak for me very well.
Faron Young was well known by my family down the greenwood rd of Shreveport, Louisiana. My grandfather said he would ride up to his dairy farm on an old mule and he was always singing wherever my grandfather saw him. Those old country singers shoes can never be filled.
My dad was a preacher and his favorite song was “I saw the light “ .. thanks for a great show
My parents were not country music fans. At all. But every single night my mom would call my dad to get his ETA from work. She made sure she was in the kitchen when he came in the back door--this is every night--& he'd drop his briefcase, grab her ass, she'd wrap her legs around his waist, & he'd swing her around and sing "Hey Good Lookin' " to her. We kids loved it; thought it was hilarious and sweet. The last time I saw him do it they were in their late 50s, shortly before he passed. Mom told me he did it every night Even on the rare occasions he was out of town he'd call her & sing it to her.
What a great memory! Tks
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I live in Bristol, Virginia and it is a twin city with Bristol, Tennessee and both are the birthplace of country music!
Hank Williams driver stopped at the Burger Bar just across the state line from Tennessee in Virginia (the Burger Bar is still there by the way) - to get something to eat and Hank Williams was lying in the back seat and didn't go in after his driver asked him if he wanted to come in with him to grab a bite.
When Charles Carr got back into the vehicle he looked and Hank was still laying in the back seat not moving or making any noise so the young man started again towards there destination and of course found out he was deceased.
It's unknown when exactly he passed. Possibly while Charles Carr was eating or somewhere along the drive. 😢
I was in grade two when Hank died. Radio was our one ‘social media’ and here, in east armpit Canada we grew up on Hank Williams and gospel music and there wasn’t much of a line between them. Thank you so much for this wonderful piece on my first musical hero. There still isn’t a better catalogue of songs to get a campfire to come to life for all age groups than Hank’s. It still amazes me how people actually know the lyrics! Again, thank you for this fine episode. I can still, at 79, dispel a gloomy day by getting out my guitar and singing Mansion on the Hill. ❤️
I am asked often by my grandchildren how was life before the internet. Most households had Encyclopedias, The Guinness Book of World Records, a World Alamac and a Farmers Alamac. I told them many of us memorized 20 or more phone numbers. We also were patient enough if the information couldn't be found in our home references then a trip to the library would resolve everything 99% of the time. We also could call up acquaintances that we knew, that were knowledgeable of what information we were seeking 😀
Thanks! You guys are the best, great tribute. When i ended up hitchhiking to the foothills of cali which included sitting on the steps of the original grand old Opry ,then i moved into a hippie house in early 70’s, room mate David Q played hank with greatest enthusiasm, its as if i meet him. Country western starts with Hank
Thanks so much! Sounds like you have met him for sure.
Mark is a great story teller - and Eric is good at putting up pictures! 😂
Next year I'll get over I'd love to meet you guys! I'll fly over from Scotland. I'd love to hear Mark's stories in person, this was fantastic and fascinating!🏴
can't wait!
Loved Hank Williams music. He could reach into your soul and very few musicians can do that. Haggard, Cash and Cooke are the ones I can think of. A young life taken too soon like Gram Parsons
Check a young man from south Texas named Charlie Crockett.
Mark you continue to amaze me with your wide foundation of knowledge and your cognitive abilities to pull from your various levels of memory and comprehension. ❤ so love this show . I wish you health and happiness. ❤😊
Right on!
"I'm so lonesome I could cry" is still my all time favorite song.
Hank was born in Alabama at the age 2. His mother was the cruiser weight golden gloves champion in Birmingham from 1941-1942. Her and Tee-Tot were bouncers at the Greenville Moose for years. Tee Tot kick them in the balls and Mrs. Williams would finish them with an uppercut. Hank was known to sing, "Move It On Over," during many of these fist fights. It really became one of the highlights of his shows for many years.
I think the best, most profound thing about the "last concert" with Hank enroute, he didn't make it, but they all sang the wordshe first wrote while driving in the car with his mother, and she says, "I saw the light"... and thus becomes his very first song and final concert.❤
This it's a great show.
I look forward to showing up at your next event. I have a lot of Pride and pleasure in sharing your videos especially with my friends who understand JFK they are in shock 😅 ... could not stop watching LOL
I went to see Hank Williams Jr. Perform at Buffalo Speedway stadium, Houston Texas when I was young. I was so close to the stage. It seems like we all were. Anyway thanks again,
Just another huge fan 🤗 🇺🇸
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Setting the Woods on Fire is one of my Hank favorites ❤
Hank Jr -Family Tradition,love that song!
Terrific bio on Hank Williams. Enjoy the all!
Speechless. Well done guys…..
WELL DONE.👏👏👏👏
This was incredible
I'm from Alabama, but I didn't know he was so influential.
I would love to see you guys do one on Johnny Cash. Of course that would take at least 3 episodes. Please make it happen.
Not gonna happen. Been done to death. We only do untold
@AmericasUntoldStories sometimes it's your delivery that we yearn for.....
@@AmericasUntoldStoriesusually it’s a Wikipedia/timeline of Johnny cash’s history
Hank the Third (III) has wild thrash, outlaw country and other stuff that sounds just like his grandfather. Was impressed checking Spotify.
Damn! Great! As the standard Entertaining & Informative! J. Philip - TN
Thank you Mr. Philip. We try.
Hank once said -- I don't know one note from another
Awesome show!;
What kind of music do you play in this joint? Oh, We play both kinds of music here.....Country and Western......My grandmother born in 1911 listened to Hank on the Louisiana Hayride and she always told me he was her boyfriend. Everyone loved Hank. He had the ability to reach into your soul like no other. You could literally feel his pain...........
I got a hot rod Ford, and a two dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill
There's soda pop and the dancing's free
So if you wanna have fun, come along with me
😂🤣"Anymore spectrum people?"😂🤣 Excellent show! Mark, you and Eric, both, never cease to amaze me with your subjects and your knowledge! My wide-ranging interests always pop up in your videos, I love it.
I remember being 4 or 5 years old singing "Jambalaya" with Hank on my Papa's radio. Gospel, the blues, bluegrass and country music all have the same roots in the deep south. Roy Acuff was my grandmother's cousin, the Opry was an important place in my family. Everyone in my family played instruments, we would fill the house in every room, playing and singing gospel to "Let's Go Down To The Crawdad Hole, Honey, Baby Mine". Wonderful memories! I'm still crazy about Hank and Bocephus. Lol, Hank Jr didn't just get famous over the NFL song!
Believe it or not, I've known lots of song writers, even in my family, that write songs and stories through inspiration. You almost can't write as fast as it is literally poured out through your fingers. By the time you get it written, you're worn out, and amazed at what's just happened and where it came from. You almost can't take credit for it.
For people of faith, especially in the mountains of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, our life and beliefs are one in the same. We are born, raised and die with a confidence like no other. As a nurse that cared for many on their deathbeds, even unbelievers would ask me to pray with them. It's a sacred moment when a believer dies, nearly ALL saw angels coming for them. They would get a peace, some sort of glow, and reach out for them. I've held many patients in my arms when they passed, it's almost like you could feel them take their spirits from their bodies. It was like they were lighter.
I have no doubts who Hank saw coming down the road for him. He knew. And for folks that don't believe, I'm sorry for you. Get that fixed.
Thank you both! I've enjoyed this immensely! God bless you both.💝🙏
5-Stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
the closest we we will ever get to Hank Williams now is his grandson Hank Williams III !!!! uncanny how much he resembles his grandfather !
Great show!
Thank you for this perfect, touching tribute to Hank Sr. Makes me very proud.
Hank was doing a medicine show singing and playing when he met Audrey Shepard in 1944
thanks for adding that, this guy doesn't know that fact
You two are great incredible research and stories and yiu guys are awesome together. Thanks for all you do.
Fascinating story.
Country King!!!
thanks for this guys i had known nothing of H. W's life
56:00 😔😢 WOW! Those lyrics will rip your heart out! Especially if you have lived a life of suffering, kept pushing, yet will welcome the light gladly when that day comes. I've been a musician for 30 yrs (11-41), grew up in Burlington, VT. during the peak of the Phish era...never really liked Phish, more Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, and the popular Folk performers still lingering from the 60s and 70s. Country Music was considered "Red Neck" in Burlington...Red Neck has a totally different connotation in the north than the south. It's filled with more negative underpinnings: welfare leaches, uneducated, uncouth, disrespectful, dirt bag, rural Vermont Quebec influenced dirty dumb sounding accent. After living in the South (FL, GA, TX) for 22 yrs...true Country Music has a real heartfelt, tragic way to put the human condition on paper that Autonomically/Involuntarily force tears down your face, weight in your chest and pit in your stomach. Thanks again guys for such informative content...you guys are awesomely filled with so much knowledge and detail over a WIDE range of topics, it inspires. Of course we all think we are knowledgeable in at least a few areas, being Dr. of Pharmacy Practice aka Pharm.D., Musician, Car Enthusiast, Fire💪🏻 Enthusiast, and auto didactic of history and politics...you both clearly prove you are the pros in the expansive knowledge arena...I...just a mere observer your volumes of knowledge. Thanks again. Perhaps when you guys are back in Dallas a group meet-up can be planned. I've got a little over 10 acres outside city limits...BBQ, Fireworks, ATVs, Shooting Range, and more.
Email Eric the coordinates
Roger that
Great story telling Men, Hank was the man👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
"Midnight in Montgomery, silver eagle, lonely road..."
Alan Jackson
Pretty much word for word from the Ken Burns Country Music book... exept that Hank changed his mind and recorded Hey good lookin , Jimmy was left with his little Dickens in his hand ..love the channel guys ,And the Jacket Mark !
This should be good! Thanks guys. You rock!
I wish to thank-you for covering. HANK WILLIAMS ♤♡♧◇₩¥☆❤
Thank you for doing this show on Hank Williams. I grew up listening to his music. My parents and extended family had all his albums. I love him. He's still the best! Amazing what he accomplished in such a short time! Truly gifted! ❤
We played 'Move It On Over' in my first band. it was a ROCK band. We played Hank right alongside Zep and Guns' n' Roses. A true legend and bonafide genius. American music would be quite different without him.
We just sang 'I Saw the Light ' at my mom's church last Sunday.
Thank you-beautiful tribute.
Thank you too!
Movin On Over was also covered by George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers
Yes I know. Great version
Hank invented Rock and Roll...
I think i basically said that.
I was getting interrupted so many times while trying to watch you that I lost track of big segments of your narrative. I went back and watched in full w/o interruptions. @@AmericasUntoldStories
I truly enjoyed listening and learning about this topic. Great stories. Thank you.
My first wife had a Hank Williams album. We would listen to it and I thought "that old guy is pretty good". I had no idea I was listening to the birth of rock and roll. BTW, the most insightful mathematical proof I ever wrote just popped into my head. I always credited my guardian angel. It happened to me once in 75 years. Happened to Hank Williams many more times. Thanks, Mark and Eric.
I saw the light....I played this at our local church tonight. Everyone loves this song.
I learned that song in the Jesus Movement and I just found out recently it was written by Hank !
Hank Williams lived the Music 🎵 and The Lyrics Were his Life
Wow! I learned so much - that was fantastic. Thank you.
Been to Hank's grave a couple of times, it's beautiful and haunting all at the same time.
Bristol, TN-VA straddles the state line. In fact, State Street (in most cities it's called Main Street), which runs through downtown IS the state line. The buildings on one side of the street are in Tennessee, and the buildings on the other side are in Virginia.
The father of country music is Jimmie Rodgers the singing brakeman! Wrote better songs than Hank IMHO. He died very young also of TB. I believe he would be very worthy of an untold story. Even Dylan stole his Rough and rowdy ways title from Jimmie. I did enjoy the show but I knew all the details of his life already. Keep doing the fantastic job your doing,much appreciated
Respectfully disagree but thanks for the kind words.
@@AmericasUntoldStories well they do have a monument for him and I do believe it's for the father of country music. Anyhow ,Carry on with the best show on TH-cam and Rumble.
I am enthralled by Mark’s storytelling. The man is iconic. His ability to bring out the little known facts of our culture is absolutely phenomenal.🎉👍
You have a Hankish shirt, cooool!
Rocket 88 is considered the first rock n roll song, release in 1952 by Ike Turner.
Eric, keep an eye on Mark. He's looking like a rockstar these days. He's liable to slide out on us, you may have to sit on him.😎
The virginia tennessee state line runs through the center of bristol...I believe hanks widow became a widow again when her next husband died in a car accident union leaving the last bar hank played in in Austin Texas. So Both her husband's last performances were in the same place
True dat
And they both died in Cadillacs. ooooo.....
How the hell does Mark know so much ?? Astounding!
Mark is encyclopedic! Thrilled to see Mark and Eric rise! Climb, brain men, climb! Thank you for the awesome content. laughs and awe!!
Great episode guys, one of your best. Really moving story, I got chills at the Canton story, the night he passed. Love Hank, Seeing him and his music in a whole new way. 👍
You forgot the Lost Highway. Quotation I'm a Rolling Stone, all alone in Lost, for life of sin I have paid the cost, when I pass by all the people say there goes another boy down the Lost Highway. Even Tom Petty did the song and a lot of his concerts at the cover song
Yes I’ve never heard of that. Lol
Bristol, Va/Bristol, Tn. The state line runs down the middle of Main St. literally the yellow line. Some people claim Hank died after he left Knoxville from The Andrew Johnson Hotel in downtown Knoxville.
Hank’s granddaughter has two clothing stores in Nashville, one named H. Audrey. Great show!
On my first watch, so interesting I haven't even looked anything up yet. Great story again guys, great everything sorry I missed it, catch ya on the flip
Great show, as always! Btw, Hank Jr. fell off the mountain in the mid 70's well before his huge Nashville success.
Mark, love to hear you talk about something passionately. Disagree with your politics pretty much, but not your insight. For what it's worth, the song Rock Around the Clock is actually a cover. And Bill Haley definitely gets some credit for rocking it up, the original by Sunny Dae and the Knights is kind of a jazzy jump tune. Haley is probably worth an episode, he's pretty disparaged today but his career longevity has some interesting stories. He was definitely exposed to r&b and country as a DJ in Chester PA before he began his recording career. And having the guts to take a new turn when you are a failed country balladier deserves some credit. Also, do you know he was an IRS tax delinquent for several years, that is why he was in exile in Mexico and Europe. He used to sneak across the border and play gigs in the Southwest US. And eventually he paid off his entire tab.
Hank Williams is to Bob Dylan as Elvis is to Mick Jagger is a great analogy! Mick not Morrison because Morrison actually wrote stuff...
I think you're missing my point on Haley: Though many claim the song "Rock Around the Clock," released in 1954 by Bill Haley & His Comets, was the first rock and roll single, it resembles "Move it On Over", as both feature the same twelve-bar blues arrangement with a melody starting with three repetitions of an ascending arpeggio of the tonic chord, which ...
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@@AmericasUntoldStories I get that, not just the structure of the tune, but the feel as well. BH was a journeyman musician by comparison, I just dig that he and his band could grind it out for so long, even though mostly he warmed over Joe Turner, I don't think of him as sanitizing black music quite the way that Pat Boone and other did.
Audrey Williams, Hanks 1st wife played at my friend, Andrea Soldi’s, venue called the Bostonia Ballroom in El Cajon, CA. I though it had been Hank, himself, but since the Ballroom opened in 1952 it was too late so the next year his wife came and performed. You can see her here on TH-cam performing Jambalaya (Hank’s song). She certainly didn’t stay away from Hank’s name…Instant Notoriety. Andrea’s father was Cactus Soldi who bought a music store and the Bostonia Ballroom after retiring from being the fiddle player for Spade Cooley. That’s an interesting musician with a lot of notoriety to do a video about.
Audrey was divorced from Hank before he died, she got some income from the settlement, but blew most of it by the time she died in 1975, she became an alcoholic, died broke, very sad end
After extensive , in depth and meticulous research in finding the holy grail of the very Genesis of " rock music ", the amazing birth of that genre occurred in 1947 ,with none other than this country western music legend Hank Williams and the name of the first ever de facto true rock song in its antecedents is his 1947 song entitled "Move it on Over ".
TEK,historian.
Hank's grandfather was what was then called a "Galvanized Yankee". A term for Confederate prisoner volunteers who joined the Union Army who were often (but not always) used to fight Indians in the West.
The premise of Sam Peckinpah's "Major Dundee".
Hey guys I know you've probably seen alot of the portrayals of hank Williams in the movies as I have which I think are pretty pathetic. I would like to recommend one to you that was pretty obscure many years ago called " hank Williams the show he never gave". This is the best portrayal of hank that you will ever see and I'm not exaggerating one bit. This movie is not some slick Hollywood production but it has a setting in that time period of him performing at a honky-tonk. The music is originally done on the set and it shows the good side of hank and the bad. I hope you two read this comment and give this film a watch because if you like hank Williams you will love this performance.
My favorite podcasters....on the greatest musician (setting aside classical)...Pal...it doesn't get betting than this. I've seen a lot of info on Hank and they ignore or poorly treat his Christian struggles. Mark you nailed it.
Thank you so much. Check out my jimmy swaggert episode.
@@AmericasUntoldStories ...on my list....going thru about 4 hours of AUS a week
Two of my favorite Hank records that are not so well known are Please Don't Let Me Love You and Let's Turn Back The Years.
Great episode! Thank you!
Are you sure about the spina bifida? Did he develop the classic high arch foot? Cowboy boots can be very beneficial for these people as they don’t have as much of a steppage gait with the boots. As a physician I’d like to know more about his symptoms? Most of the spina bifida patients I’ve seen don’t have pain, though he could have developed spinal compensations due loss of muscle control in his feet.
Tom Petty is my hero, check out his Lost Highway cover.
he sang at WFSA in Montgomery, he got fired for being drunk too often later on
Mark, I noticed you were standing in front of Audrey's grave; but unlike the others, I wasn't going to say anything. I'm a Southern lady. Also, there was a conspiracy theory that Hank had been beaten up before he was put in the car. Hank pulled a gun on Faron Young and said he wanted to marry the 19 yo. Faron said take her I don't want her. Lots of fun and laughs. Rosie
Thank you doing this! I mentioned to to you that my Dad was in the musicians union in Montgomery. They would kid Hank about having. Cadillac in every direction so he could jump in and drive.
Hank only had a little over four grand in the bank when he died, most of his income was from royalties, shows when he could perform, last months of his life he missed shows due to drinking or illness
Didn't think I would be interested in this story, but dammit, I got sucked into it.
Ha!
I ❤ love you guys and feel so sorry I couldn’t attend. I look forward to hopefully meeting up with you guys in the future. God bless. Jon Rice ..St Louis Mo.🇺🇸😎💪. EXCELLENT SHOW GENTLEMEN. MUCH RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR YOUR WONDERFULLY CREATIVE CONTENT AND INTELLECTUAL FODDER.BLESS YOU BOTH AND PLEASE STAY HEALTHY.❤
Thanks!
You bet!
The VA/TN state line runs through Bristol.
Mark, thanks for this episode on Hank. I only have one disagreement with you. To my knowledge Hank Jr. was not drinking when he fell off the mountain. He was with a friend and his young son. Hank credits the son for saving his life becaus he stayed and kept him awake while his father went and got help.
The show was about Hank Sr. I don't know about Hank jr so ok whatever.
"By the mid-1970s Williams began to pursue a musical direction that would eventually make him a superstar. While recording a series of moderately successful songs, Williams began a pattern of heavy drug and alcohol abuse." The incident happened in the mid-70's so I assume you are either drunk, hungover or at the very least your reflexes are a mess. Whether Hank admits it or not is between him and God.
I guess that's fair.
Well it's my opinion that's all I can say.@@jasonfutrell8560
Hey that’s great to hear such a great turnout. You guy’s have a great interesting show nice to hear it growing.
Woody N Hank....BOBS IDOLS!!!!
@@ronniebishop2496 At the RnR HoF,
each artist inducted has their 2 biggest influences listed, BOBS were WOODY N HANK...
I love Groubert’s jacket today,it’s very appropriate! Another interesting video!
Audrey still tried to upstage him in death. She got her tombstones as big as him.
"Midnight in Montgomery" by Alan Jackson is a very good song memorializing Hank Williams.
As far as 1st rock and roll song, nope not Move it but it's clear Haley was influenced - but aren't we all? I'd have to go with Rock around the Clock. Some say "That's all right Momma" from '46 is. Rocket 88 from '51 is a good cross over... RATC set the stage
Nope. Way before 1951. 1947: The song is considered one of the earliest examples of rock and roll music.[4][5] Though many claim the song "Rock Around the Clock," released in 1954 by Bill Haley & His Comets, was the first rock and roll single, it resembles "Move it On Over", as both feature the same twelve-bar blues arrangement with a melody starting with three repetitions of an ascending arpeggio of the tonic chord, which Williams had partially derived from an old Mardi Gras riff, "Second Line."[6][7]
@@AmericasUntoldStories We can agree to disagree - I have NEVER heard a fiddle on a rock and roll record 😁....sounds more country to me. Of course you can hear where BH got his influence and made an updated version, stole a couple of riffs. Or lets say "enhanced". Great episode nonetheless; I saw a Hank Williams play years ago off Bway but never heard Move it on Over so thanks for the ditty 🙂
This was interesting, I grew up hearing Hank Jr, a lot , I really never thought much about his father all that much.
Jet Williams has been to my Hometown singing at a concert. She looks more like Hank then Hank Williams Jr
Great show Mark. Really did Hank justice and free of northeast intellectual chauvinism that can creep into stories like this on lesser channels.
Thanks sir. I do a lot of work on these but hank has been a part of my life for over 30 years so it's a labor of love. I've had a lot of southern friends over the years and try to be fair to all. Check out the Jimmy Swaggert episode. He was a customer of mine in the Custom Shop which is also an episode. To sum it all up larry, I've been blessed by God. I should be dead by now 100 times over. He must have a plan. mg