America's Hillbilly Shakespeare. His lyrics are so profound and heart-wrenching. Died at 29, long before he hit his prime, and bequeathed us some of the greatest songs ever written.

@strangebrew5545

4 жыл бұрын

He looked so much older than he was 😢

@lesliejohnson1153

4 жыл бұрын

@@strangebrew5545 Years of living in pain will do that.

@strangebrew5545

4 жыл бұрын

@@lesliejohnson1153 I know Leslie , I need to go watch a documentary on his life, so sad he died so young😢😢

@padraiglyons3709

4 жыл бұрын

So true Esprit.

@jeffdowler9130

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 63yrs and this is the first time I've seen Hank play since I was a child. Are lives has it so easy. But Hank makes the good old hard days seam like the good old days.

I'm a rocker not a country fan but Hank Williams was something special. Btw Fil, your unbridled joy at watching other musicians? Don't ever lose that.

"Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold cold heart." As a songwriter, I'd kill to write lyrics like that. They're perfect.

@josephweiss1559

2 жыл бұрын

Fred Rose filled the words into a song begun by Hank Williams

@danielanderson2189

2 жыл бұрын

I believe hank wrote this in the dressing room in less than 25 minutes! Probably not before this performance!

@bigblocklawyer

2 жыл бұрын

When Marty Stewart was asked what performers do in Nashville every day, he said, "we sit around all day and try to write songs as good as Lovesick Blues." You're far from the only one hoping to write the greatest country songs ever.

@MakeItSo1111

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, just like “hear that lonesome whippoorwill, he sounds too blue to fly,….” Absolute perfection,…

I'm a metal fan to my core. But this is when country was country. Not just songs about getting drunk in my Ford truck but stories set to music. Hank has a special place in my cold cold heart :)

@vigorkomar7296

4 жыл бұрын

good paraphrases!

@truttman

4 жыл бұрын

Hank Williams actually died drunk in a vehicle.

@packingten

4 жыл бұрын

Wrote a new country song "I wuza dravun muh truk wif muh ole dawg" bloo...hadun apple pie own" da frunt seet anda peekshure of momma."..o wo wo wowee....Dadee Dieee eyed."..an bloo got hit by ah car an diee eyed too ...woo woo"...then they to muh pie eee yi... sung with cowboy hat on..

@packingten

4 жыл бұрын

@@truttman He was given a SHOT FOR PAIN!. Feel good accusing someone with something you don't have a CLUE ABOUT!.. Graduate from GOOGLE U!!.

@truttman

4 жыл бұрын

@@packingten When a 29 year old male is given morphine for pain and then dies six or seven hours later of cardiac arrest, there's more going on there than just getting "a shot for pain", cowboy.

It's a shame there's not more footage of Hank. No one could deliver lyrics like Hank, cause he literally lived them as he wrote them. Good times, bad times, sad times. He put it all out there and left it. He is my all time favorite. Bar none. Thank you Fil.😊

@humpy936

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@joedirt2120

4 жыл бұрын

Tyler childers has great song writing as well

@joedirt2120

4 жыл бұрын

Especially if you understand Appalachia and the problems within the region

@TheFarmerfitz

4 жыл бұрын

I agree... And there isn't... You could tell in this performance that he was still getting used to performing to cameras, as it was new to him... Hey good lookin, is another he did, and it was the one Hank Jr did his duet with Dad with " Tear in my Beer".....There is a few others, but you are right, they are scarce... It's just lucky we are able to enjoy what there is...

@richardbenitez7803

4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. I’ve searched all around youtube for vids on hank Williams. The 50’s is not all that ancient. He died being worked to death doing these stupid small clubs .... dif one each night. No one has b&w video?

I'm glad Fil recognizes how good Hank Williams really was. His voice was so perfectly modulated, such precise expression.

The most wonderful thing about Fil is he covers all music generations!! No age is off limits!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@steveaslan3733

4 жыл бұрын

Just hope he never does any of today’s garbage music

@strangebrew5545

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveaslan3733 So true lol

@janbianucci3823

4 жыл бұрын

Peaches Grace Agreed. This is exactly what makes Fil so very special.. I ❤️ Fil.

@strangebrew5545

4 жыл бұрын

@@janbianucci3823 Oh yes Jan!!! 👍👍👍

@douglesw

4 жыл бұрын

And he HEART appreciates EVERY comment. So inclusive!

Once again you amaze with your appreciation of music not only from another genre but a different era by a long way. You knowledge from studying up on the music you analyze is in forming and insightful. Two thumbs up. Keep up the great job you do. Always enjoy you videos as well as watching you and your enjoyment.

@smfvmd

4 жыл бұрын

That's a nice tribute to a guy whose musical knowledge is second to none. I often wonder how he finds time to do anything else!

“I’m so lonesome I could cry” is pure poetry and more proof of his genius.

@ProcyonWildlife

4 жыл бұрын

David ‘Hoss’ Cowart Always my favourite HW song. Still brings tears to my eyes.

@garywood9525

4 жыл бұрын

Jonny Cash did that song in 1960 but it was B.J.Thomas that revived it in 1966 as a hit on the regular AM Radio stations and my local Country station .

@richardbenitez7803

4 жыл бұрын

I read that “I’m so lonesome...” was Hank Williams favorite song.

@probyperson1

4 жыл бұрын

Elvis sang it on the Aloha show and described it as the saddest song he’d ever heard...

@catdaddy3302

3 жыл бұрын

He should’ve gotten poet laureate for that one.

Don Helms was 16 when he joimed the Drifting Cowboys, it was the band who approached Hank and asked hom to join them. He didnt have his own band Don Helms said, Helms said they heard Hank on the radio playing his acoustic and singing, the rest is history.

When I was a young green bassist, our wise old drummer once told me: "Just when you think you are at the right tempo, tap the brakes just a hair more. Then you'll be just about right." 20 years later and Ive never fogotten that lesson about the effects of adrenaline.

HANK LIVED EVERYTHING HE SANG ABOUT , HE SET THE BAR NO ONE HAS HAS PASSED YET THANKS FIL

A classic,...please bring back this sound, I can't bear the new "Country".

@achloist

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it all sounds the bloody same.

@evergreenrider

Жыл бұрын

There's great new country artists, they just don't get any radio play. Charley Crockett, Colter Wall, Joshua Ray Walker, Jesse Daniels. All great young country artists

In many areas of the Southern USA people didn`t get electricity until after WW2. Those who could afford it used radios powered by car batteries and would keep the extra radio battery charged using their car. Those who couldn`t afford electric radios built simple crystal sets that used high impedance headphones, relatively simple homemade coils, an air variable tuning capacitor and galena crystals as diodes to rectify the signal. This simple radio was powered by the radio signal itself and used a long length of wire (100 feet or more) as an antenna. No battery needed! They worked surprisingly well. Today these simple circuits are much easier to build because better parts and wire are easy to get your hands on. Often the old timers were forced to build everything from scratch except the wiring used.

Hank Williams, the King of Country Music until his tragic death. Another shinning star that burnt out to quickly. He sang a song to the audience like he was in their living room. Too bad the music now is so over produced without I think any originality. Thanks Hank. Your the best.

Hank’s voice was so strong and so pure. Perfect pitch and tone.

Hank Williams ranks among the very greatest songwriters of all time. Both John Lennon and Bob Dylan were big fans of Hank, and when the 2 greatest songwriters of all time admire you so much, that surely indicated how truly great Hank was. Great performer of course as well, with his band.....simply amazing and will never be, and could never be, repeated.

@jimfritz2087

Жыл бұрын

All 3 wrote honest songs. From the heart and soul .

"I asked Hank Williams, how lonely does it get. Hank Williams hasn't answered me yet, but I can hear him coughing all night long, one hundred floors above me in the tower of song"-Leonard Cohen. A beautiful tribute from perhaps the other greatest songwriter who ever lived. Read the Hank Williams biography by Colin Escott. Great book. Hank's death ride would make one hell of a Twilight Zone episode.

@bobrobert1123

4 жыл бұрын

Love that album, Cohen definitely got better with age.

@richardbenitez7803

4 жыл бұрын

I have this particular bio of Hank on my bedroom dresser. I bought t at Used just for the pic on cover. The bio is so thin. Someone needs to do a better work on the time and period. It’s not just Hank that deserves a better write. Too much is lost in country. I’m sure it would be a good seller.

Hank is the MAN. So human and flawed and beautiful and talented. When this song became his first real 'cross-over' hit, sung by Tony Bennett and heard nationwide, it is said Hank was so excited he'd run into juke-joints and look for it on the jukebox and happily play it, in spite of the patrons shouting about "that New York dago!" singing it. Hank was a sensitive guy and was afraid that some of his lyrics were too "poetical" (as he said) for listeners, wondering, for example, if he should change the lyric, "The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky," but his producer wisely talked him out of it, exhorting him not to worry, that his fans would understand. Hard to believe his songwriting and output given that he died at just 29 years old.

Has you can see the suit I’m wearing in my profile pic it a Hank Williams suit. I traveled playing Hank in Hank Williams Lost Highway. Sold out shows everywhere we went. The show would wear me out.it was a full two act play with real band. The show was a roller coaster ride. It made you pat your foot, it made you laugh, and it made you cry, it made you even mad at Hank sometime. Toward the end of the show I drunk laying on a platform, singing about god and gold, throwing money with hate from my pockets, a total mess of tears and sorrow. It alway took its toll because I felt it deeply every time. I saved the famous white nudie suit for end when I came out and sang I saw the light, with the entire cast dressed in white. What I found what shocked people the most that people would tell me - they didn’t realize Hank died at the age of 29. I lived in Hank’s shoes, I enjoyed being Hank. But being real to the role took it toll. The knee movements, his lanky strumming weren’t hard to get - it was the humble burden that carried the show. Even my hat was special made with a gamblers crown and a little off the rim to help remove shadow. I’ve researched everything there is on Hank. I’m so glad people like Wings of Pagasus are still keeping Hank up there where he belongs and never forgotten. 👍🏻

@coolwater55

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome story!!

@abdullahayatrollah2416

4 жыл бұрын

He is one that i love. Buckethead too

@Poleson

4 жыл бұрын

Your show sounds awesome!

@janbianucci3823

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats, Sir. Absolutely awesome.

@pattischell7975

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you T P & Fil for reminding me of that wonderful performance of Lost Highway that I was grateful to see a few years ago. The attention to the detail of the live music, the storyline ,the costumes & the set design was as thrilling to me as the real Hank show must have been.

Grand Ole Opry was wrong to throw him out. He drank to try and kill his back pain. God bless Minnie Peal for being there for him when she could.

As a child in the '50s, I remember how my dad played his favorite singer, Hank Williams, constantly on the "hi-fi" at home. I never liked him then, but can appreciate Hank Williams music as an adult, particularly my favorites like "jambalaya" and the one about "move over little dog, 'cause the big dog's moving in". And of course, "Your Cheating Heart".

@janeclarkson8471

2 жыл бұрын

My life too was like yours! I live in the U.K. but my dad was an American Country Music fan and Hank was number 1. Hank is IS number 1 and I love his songs and music. A genius 👌👌❤️

I saw a interview with Dion, who became friends with Buddy Holly . Buddy a country boy was amazed that the ultimate New York City slicker knew more Hank Williams songs than him. He was the ultimate crossover artists .

I remember when he died. I was nine. We went to my grandmother's and all my aunts, uncles, and cousins came over. Lots of people but it was so silent. Everyone in mourning. It felt like the whole town was quiet.

Fil - thanks so much for all the history on Hank Williams - his medical history/back pain/etc.... and thank you for the obvious admiration and joy you experience while you are watching the videos as well!

I think his last release was " I'll never get out of this world alive" chilling to listen to.

@christineschmidt8494

4 жыл бұрын

WindHorse4sTraveler Ain't gonna worry wrinkles in my brow, cuz nothing's ever gonna be alright no how, no matter how I struggle and strive......

@DavidSmith-ss1cg

4 жыл бұрын

You should listen to a song by David Allen Coe called "The Ride." Not everybody likes Coe's politics, but he's a great songwriter. I am in agreement with the comments about old Hank. County Music has lost a very important part of itself in the scramble for the damned almighty Dollar. George Jones and Merle Haggard both said that they hated the direction Country music was going. A famous writer called Garth Brooks "the Anti-Hank," in a mild jab at new country artists and the fanatic followers of the peculiar American version of Christianity.

@windhorse4straveler647

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidSmith-ss1cg "lemme tell you it's a long hard ride"

@faust13301

4 жыл бұрын

Alan Jackson's "Midnight in Montgomery" is another great song about Hank.

My dad was a Grade A, Top Shelf Hillbilly with a capital H from southeast Kentucky. Outside of bluegrass, Hank was probably his favorite. So, I’ve been listening to Hank literally from the womb. This music is in my DNA. I feel it in my bones. The man bled hits and accomplished so much in a ridiculously short time. A true musical giant, a legend’s legend...

@kathleensmith950

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@kathleensmith950

3 жыл бұрын

It's very important for each generation to know past history! PERIOD! Good, Bad, and ugly. Fil is teaching you alot through Music. One big example is the major advancements in healthcare

my mom who had her 90th birthday today loved country music especially Hank!!

Fil. You are a godsend to the internet. Hank Williams is a godsend to us all.

I have a lot of respect for you showcasing musical legends like Hank Williams. To be able to analyze music objectively and judge on it's own merits, shows your respect for musicians spans multiple genres. You haven't pigeonholed yourself into one style of music.

@richardbenitez7803

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the best thing about watching this channel ... Fil does a lot of good research to pass on. Amazing.

His stage presence was phenomenal. He looks cool as a cucumber. Like he’s on tv every day. Thanks, Fil. You nailed it beyond nailing it !!

He was my mother’s FAVORITE singer. She cried like a baby when he was tragically killed. I grew up listening to his records on the turntable. Thank you SO much for this feature and walk down memory lane ❤

I would have never had listen to a Hank Williams song, as this type of country music is so unappealing to me. But because you explained the talent it took to make this song and Hank William's ability. It makes me have a different viewpoint, even though the sound does not appeal to me. I really listened to the song. and the lyrics were really quite great. So thank you.

@formflowlightshadow2826

4 жыл бұрын

Brenda, you might want to listen to listen to Norah Jones' cover of this song. You will be in for a treat.

@johnmorrison9758

4 жыл бұрын

If you listen to more of his songs, you will hear the beginnings of rock n roll, well before that became a thing. Try Kaw-liga, Move it On Over, or Jambalaya.

@johnmorrison9758

4 жыл бұрын

@Brad zybola Yes... same song. Written in 1947 !!!! You can hear Hank sing it on KZread.

@johnmorrison9758

4 жыл бұрын

@Brad zybola I am 68, so of course I am familiar with Woody Guthrie, and his son of course. Greetings from Toronto. I go to Quebec often.

@chaosmos24

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Hank's 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'. Greatest country song ever written in my opinion.

As the great Mr. Cohen once wrote: "I said to Hank Williams, how lonely does it get? Hank Williams hasn't answered yet But I hear him coughing all night long Oh, a hundred floors above me in the Tower of Song"

I love how we still have videos of this hank,its one thing to listen from a record,its another to see him on stage,alive and well,and happy,it gives you chills down to the bone

Another Hank Williams song, "Move It On Over", was YEARS ahead of its time.

@Poleson

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! You can hear rock n roll being born in Hank's doghouse.

@DavidSmith-ss1cg

4 жыл бұрын

If you play "Move It On Over" and "Rock Around the Clock," you'll find that they are the SAME song.

@aaronmccutcheon

4 жыл бұрын

Just like how Avatar and Dances with wolves are the same movie.

@johngjesdahl8140

2 жыл бұрын

The guitar solo..... on a different level....

He wrote this about his wife. They had quite a tumultuous relationship. Fil, if you can access Ken Burns’ brilliant eight part documentary, “ Country Music”, you won’t regret it.

@patriciahulett4411

4 жыл бұрын

Karen Nyere , I saw that series, it was wonderful.

@Buzzdog1971

4 жыл бұрын

1000% agree about Ken Burns recent documentary on the history of Country Music. He referred to Hank Williams has the " Hillbilly Shakespear ".

@lucy-texasgal3679

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Ken Burns documentary Country Music gave me a better appreciation for country music. My parents and a couple of siblings listened but I was a rocker. It was only later I started to listen to older country music. I don't care too much about the newer stuff - it's not authentic and sounds like 70's Southern Rock ( which I like) and don't even get me started on country singers who rap! I think the authenticity went away after the mid 80's. Thanks Fil for yet amazing me again with your detailed and great analysis!

@TheDivayenta

4 жыл бұрын

Lucy - Texas Gal I love Americana- which country radio abandoned. Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, Patti Griffin, many bluegrass artists.

@DavidSmith-ss1cg

4 жыл бұрын

When Hank died, his divorce from Audrey wasn't finished processing in the Alabama court system; and she went to a friendly official and contested the divorce, and ended up in control of Hank's song publishing rights. She already had custody of Hank, Jr, and so she had him tour as a child singing Hank's songs to venues full of Hank, Sr. fans. I used to work with a guy who had once been a bellboy at a hotel in Florida, where Audrey stayed in the 1970s. When he left her luggage in the room and put out his hand for a tip, she tried to give him a DIME! Like Hank's songs said, she was an evil creature.

As much as anyone who ever lived Hank is the essence of Country music and he did it all before he died so young. I never even liked that style of music until I saw "The Last Picture Show" in which Hank's singing is featured. That movie is a masterpiece. Thank you Fil.

The great thing about so many steel players is that they're very humble and unassuming fellas.

Having listened to some Hank Williams classics, I was just thinking what Phil would think about him and how he would analyse him and what song he would Pick. I was not disappointed. An excellent, spot on review of Hank's style and life and presented in a way almost as if done by memory. Amazing.

Hank Williams!! Thank you, Fil! This is precious. I love Hank Williams so much! Thank you so much for appreciating this music as much as we do. He sings to all of us. We love you Fil!!!! You are just the best. But, yes, Hank Williams had a very very rough life. God bless his soul.

Another extremely important artist. This guy was basically the template for country music proper. Natural songwriter and unfortunately passed just when he was hitting his stride. He is still missed.

I was a youngster when Hank performed and had records. When he died, I was 11 years old and sat on a stump in my back yard and cried. His song writing was second to none!!

A remarkable tribute and critique of Americas premier Hillbilly Folk artist by one SO young, yet SO knowledgeable, and from beyond the Great Pond!!! Well done!

Senior, Junior, and III. Some really talented genes there.

@webbtrekker534

3 жыл бұрын

Hank III is the spitting image of Hank Sr.

Heard one of Hank Jr's daughters saying Kurt Cobain called Hank Sr the original punk..

@juliaalexander5788

3 жыл бұрын

wait what?

@catdaddy3302

3 жыл бұрын

If it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have had rockabilly. And without rockabilly, you wouldn’t have rock and roll.

@jimmylemley4998

3 жыл бұрын

@@catdaddy3302 I thank Kurt meant that as a compliment, I would say original rebel.

Whoa Hank Williams song writing was amazing. His performance is just raw with pure greatness!

The live play Lost Highway was performed a few years ago at the Ryman Auditorium ( the original home of the Grande Ole Opry in Nashville Tn.) by a gentleman that commented about the Hank video. It’s the story about the life of Hank Williams named after the song Hank sang called Lost Highway. The play Forever Patsy Cline was also performed their earlier about the life of Patsy Cline, both tributes to the greatest man and woman country music stars.

The Hillbilly Shakespeare one of the best song writers ever,tragic short life,but a long legacy in country and ,even rock music.

Hank, George Jones, and Johnny bring back a lot of good memories from my childhood. I'm more of a stoner/sludge/doom guy as I've gotten older, but I still love old country. It's some of the best music ever made, and it's the only music that can still bring me to tears. Thanks for reacting to this, Fil! So awesome!

Hank is my all time favorite singer,performer, and songwriter.

Much love to your show! Happy Birthday to me! Thankful to enjoy this today! Hank Williams was my dad's favorite, lost him when I was nine. You area joyous soul. Thank you so much!

His voice is so earthy and real and probably more so, his words also so earthy and real is why this man will always be a legend.

In my opinion Hank Williams was the best songwriter that ever lived on this planet and I am not really a big country fan. He was a wonderful singer as well. The emotions were always real and heartfelt. When I'm feeling down and depressed that's when I play Hank Williams . Not a fan of fiddles and steel guitar but I put up with it because Hank was worth listening to. Thanks Fil😊

@ephs8286

Жыл бұрын

"I'm gonna throw my datebook over the fence And find me one for 5 or 10 cents And keep it 'til it's covered with age 'Cause I'm writin' your name down on every page." What a fun, unique way to say you want someone forever.

Oh man Hank Williams! Cold Heart was my favorite!❤ another great lost to us. Thanks again for the memories Fil❤❤

Hank was the greatest. A true music genius. A great singing voice too. Check out some of his other songs too. He wrote and recorded about 600 songs in only 4 years of recording before he died. Amazing output of great songs.

He was way before my era but I have heard about him since. I love the way his legs and feet appear to be moving so beautifully to the rhythm of this song. There is a haunting 1970s country song that’s about Hank called The Ride by David Allan Coe.

Hank died 7 decades ago and his music is still being played and still being covered. It makes me wonder what his influence would have been if he had lived another 40 or 50 years. Thank you for such a comprehensive analysis of the Legendary Hank Williams!

Genius in a musician is hard to describe..just listen to Hank simply incomparable

Hi Fil! I sure remember Hank Sr.! That was real country music! The days I listened to the Grand Ole Opry come back! He died way too soon, but he sure left a legacy including Hank Jr. one of my favorite country singers! This was a treasure! ✌️

...this and I’m so lonesome I could cry are two of the best songs ever written, country or otherwise...enjoyed it, Fil... Cutter & Ms C

Considered one of the greatest songwriters of his time. His songs have been covered by big name country and pop artists over the decades. His words could be related to by anyone in life.

Greatest country star ever, he set the pace, but has never been equaled. Hank could hang em on the end of their seats when he sang, he lived and sang the songs people experienced in life.

Hank Williams. I am honored you did this on him.. What can I say other than you are Amazing in what you do💯❤️ Thank you

This is so strange I am from Alabama Hank williams name is huge here and this is the first time I have ever "seen" him perform. Thanks!

@bellesmom238

4 жыл бұрын

ME TOO ROB CHILTON COUNTY

@robroberts1473

4 жыл бұрын

@@bellesmom238 hey!

@phillipecook3227

4 жыл бұрын

I was aware of him from a young age and this is the first time Ive seen him perform also.

@erniemcgowin4637

4 жыл бұрын

You really need to learn more about one of Alabama’s most known citizens. Hank Williams was the Elvis of his day. He was loved and revered all across America and the world.

@vigorkomar7296

4 жыл бұрын

@@erniemcgowin4637 please, don't mix junk art with the true one,elvis can't be compared with hank in any matter except that he tried to imitate him beginning with sideburns, music notes on mansion fence of graceland in memphis, hips movement, sequins on clothes

Oh , btw when Mick says , "if i could stick my pen in my heart and spill it all over the stage". Well that's exactly what Hank did. .

Watching you is like opening up an encyclopedia...your knowledge is exhilarating .

Midnight train ... drives around the bend I'm so lonesome ... I could cry Incredible imagery

Prop me up by the Jukebox when I die...now that's beer drinking music..I know all of you Englishers can relate..thanks Fil

@bradleybriscoe6108

4 жыл бұрын

@josef mengele I guess that's why you go by this dispicable KZread name. SS-Hauptsturmführer Josef Mengele, also known as the "Angel of Death" at Auschwitz was also an extremely negative person, too say the least. The name suits you just about perfectly, for shock value I suppose.

@mevrammcoyoteV8f150

4 жыл бұрын

@@bradleybriscoe6108 Not complicated..meaning the Great English people we love in America..can relate to Drinking beer..don't know what that other guy was ranting about..Josef

@philt4346

4 жыл бұрын

cheers Mark *hic :)

@joshphelps3982

4 жыл бұрын

Sing it Mr Diffie!

@kathleensmith950

3 жыл бұрын

I like that song one of my car tunes and i don't drink alcohol so idk where that came from. Yea i want to go to heaven but i dont wanna go tonight! I think is iconic!

I can feel for him because I had a deteriorated disc in the early eighties and five years later finally gave in and had the fusion. Mine was successful and most of my pain was relieved. But it did not work for everybody. Thirty years later, I ruptured a different disc and had to have it done again. I am 78 and still getting around pretty well. But back when Hank suffered his problems the painkillers and the surgeries were not as safe or effective as they later became. The pain can be dehabilitating. I can see how he would turn to alcohol and drugs in desperation. Aside from his personal loss, it is a great tragedy that such a talent was lost so early. Think of the songs he might have given us, had he lived longer.

Fil, your technical and historical knowledge of production is breathtaking. You've helped me understand why so many artists I enjoy are so great and for that I thank you. Here, you've done such an excellent explanation of a convoluted and complex time and context of not just the music biz but cultural , historic, transportation and even medical background. My hat's off to you for that one! You also point out where the music is being human and emotive. which is why the performance is so stellar, while not technically perfect. It is fascinating to me.

Hank Williams an American Icon!~The work you do is impressive thank you for loving Hank The Drifter! Hank was a Every man's Man!

Such pure music. Timeless. The older i get the more i appreciate it.

Probably America’s greatest songwriter.

@aaronmccutcheon

4 жыл бұрын

see; Dylan, Bob

@GeeDeeBird

4 жыл бұрын

There's also a case to be made for Billy Joel.

@dellsykes5047

4 жыл бұрын

John Prine, Jason Isbell

@stephens9462

4 жыл бұрын

Dell Sykes well since I’m distantly related to Isbell I’ll thumbs up that!

@dellsykes5047

4 жыл бұрын

Anonymous Coward Ain’t we all...

Phil as a banjoist and guitarist and fiddler from Texas I wanted to personally thank you for caring about Southern music and sharing it with British listeners. All love and respect sir always!

I love Hank he is in my soul.

I was only 6 months old when Hank died, and my folks home was not too far from where he died. Growing up in West Virginia in the 50s and 60s country music was always in the background and I knew almost every one of Hank William's songs before I was 7 years old. Thank you for doing this video, Fil.

In Texas we call that belt-buckle polishing music.

@robroberts1473

4 жыл бұрын

You listen to this to polish your belt buckles?

@LestWeForget11Nov

4 жыл бұрын

Close-dancing music :)

@kathyflorcruz552

4 жыл бұрын

I love that!

@lkgreenwell

4 жыл бұрын

As an Englishman I don’t want to imagine what you could possibly be referring to!

@lkgreenwell

4 жыл бұрын

@josef mengele That ages us lol. I don't really want to think about Herman's Hermits at all. Though I admit that Peter Noone was not untalented

Thank you love Hank Williams Sr. This song is one of my favorites

As I get older ,I appreciate Hanks music.good job

FIL, That is a great bio of Hank. People don't understand the amount of physical exertion that performing puts on a person. When contracts are signed you have no choice. Your reputation is at stake. In my years of touring there were times that I had to go to the hospital before and after shows to get 'propped' up with medical attention to get through shows. Having 103° fevers or head splitting headaches that alcohol couldn't even help whilst putting on shows as if nothing is wrong is a downside that fans don't think about and promoters don't care about. Thanks for bringing this to light. Rawk 😎

@richardbenitez7803

4 жыл бұрын

This is really a good comment. Us out here don’t hear this side of the story. It’s all about how privileged you guys are. It’s all about the money and the women and the fame.

The greatest country music singer ever. I only wish he could have lived longer. Any and every music lover should listen to his catalogue of music. Thanks Phil for delving n to all types of music.

I'm grateful for your work and analysis of this song. 70 years have gone by but Hank's music continues to inspire us today and will long into the future.

one of my oldest memories (I must have been no more than five) driving through Texas in my father's old Chevy listening to Hank Williams on the AM radio. Hank WAS country.

What a voice and what a band. Hank definitely is the king of country.

Hank Williams Sr., a great entertainer for that time in country music... Hank Williams Jr. is no slouch either, great Artist in his own right, the apple doesn't fall from the tree,... Nice break down Filip... It's so sad about his untimely demise, i never knew about his tragic ending, and the events surrounding it... Rip Hank Williams Sr.

GREAT, just great, there must be millions of us by now who see your love of your art form, understand it, and share the insights with the rest of we tru music lovers. Thanks, a lot, Rick&Morgan

Hank is the best demonstration of unlearnable skills.

So glad to hear Hank Williams! PLEASE do _Lovesick Blues_

The genre or style of music may or may not be your favorite, but my God that man could write lyrics that cut to the heart of what he was feeling.

Once again it is truly a pleasure to listen to your knowledge of music. I have never heard anyone more knowledgeable. Wish you were in the USA!!!!

Wife grew up in rural Missouri and would get up at 5am to listen to the live radio show.

I LIKE HIS SONG HEY GOOD LOOK IN 😍😍😍

Thanks for Hank as I am a big fan of his.

@ipsurvivor

4 жыл бұрын

kenneth koglin 👍

Thanks for spending so much time talking about Hank Williams and explaining so much I didn't know. It's really appreciated.

Dude, I love your hard work on teaching us about musical performance of various musicians in various genres. You rock!

@wingsofpegasus

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My Dad sings this when he is around the campfire, usually about three cups in....LOL, But I like it. That reminds me that I LOVE the song "Scarlet Ribbons" the JIm Reeves version because he used to sing that at bedtime. Omigosh! would you write an analyses for Scarlet Ribbons??

There were other country artists at time with catchy but mournful Appalachian style tunes. But none had that hauntingly beautiful bluesy feel. And those lyrics....truly timeless.

When I lived in Montgomery, Ala., in the '70s we'd take a six-pack and guitars to Hank's grave and play his songs late at night. Fun times.

Thank you for this excellent video of the immortal Hank Williams Sr.. Hank Williams Sr. was the greatest Country & Western artist of all time. His greatest song was, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Just so you know.