No one can replace The Man in Black. He is a legend in country music as a singer and a songwriter. At the CMT Memorial Tribute to Johnny Cash, Kid Rock and Hank Williams Jr. did their best to honor him. While introducing their song dedicated to Cash, Kid Rock wanted to be clear that he did not know Johnny […] More
Hank Williams Jr. promised and came through for fans when he said he wasn’t down for the count in the mid-1990s. He did so through a fun, yet honest song “I Ain’t Going Peacefully.” The lyrics of the song detail Hank Jr.’s painfully honest appraisal of his self‑described dry spell from making hits. He also refers to current country stars Alan […] More
What do you get when you add Reba McEntire, Hank Williams Jr., Willie Nelson, Reverend Ike, and Tom Petty together? A rockin’ country music song that took over the No. 1 spot on the charts for two weeks straight. In 1986, Hank Jr. remade his dad’s 1949 hit “Mind Your Own Business,” which sounds eerily similar […] More
In a legendary act, Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock kicked off the 2003 Super Bowl with a badass introduction leading up to the epic face-off between the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They got the millions of viewers riled up for the annual championship game in a mashup video alternating between the two rockstars singing and the professional athletes gearing […] More
Hank III’s rendition of “Lovesick Blues” and “Moanin’ The Blues” is…
Before he was burning up the charts, Hunter joined Hank Williams Jr. on stage for an insane performance of Hank Williams’ classic, “Jambalaya (On the Bayou),” when he was just 4-years-old…
Hank Williams Jr. invites some of the biggest names in country music to join him for an epic house party in his music video for “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight.” George Jones, Mel Tillis, Kris Kristofferson, Cheech and Chong, Waylon Jennings, Porter Wagoner, and more all head over to Williams’ house after he and an army of maids […] More
One of the best parts of the outlaw movement of country music was how supportive and close-knit the musicians were. This was true was because of a woman by the name of Sue Brewer. Sue famously opened her home to country singers as an after-hours clubhouse for musicians to jam together and give each other pointers. […] More
He got through almost the entirety of the song, but due to his some of his picking and strumming, one of his guitar strings broke…
Bocephus takes fans for a journey like no other in this rare 1977 performance of a ballad that will speak straight to the soul of anyone who has ever felt lonely before… Appearing on an episode of the hit television variety show Pop! Goes The Country, Hank Williams Jr. showed up and stole the show […] More
The Outlaws Waylon Inspired As one of the main pioneers of the outlaw country movement, Waylon Jennings helped pave the way for dozens of artists who followed him. One of those artists was Hank Williams Jr., who was one of Waylon’s closest friends. https://twitter.com/ThatEricAlper/status/1080207083126046725 The two brought their star power together for the duet “The […] More
After a fun-filled day of outdoor adventures, these two country music stars sat down on the porch to take some time singing songs and telling stories – but it was a song that Hank Williams Jr. chose that really brought everything full circle. As part of a CMT outdoors special, Hank Jr. and Lee Ann […] More
