Man I can't never get enough of stories about Hank Williams . Simply put - the greatest country music artist of all time . People like to debate the greatest country artist of all time - PEOPLE , there is NO debate Hank is , was and always will be the greatest country artist of a time .

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mike!

@Iz0pen

2 жыл бұрын

No question about it!

I can never hear enough Hank stories.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Joe!

If this was 5 hours long I’d listen to every word

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

So do I, Jimmy!

I live in Texas... everyone says "King George" ie. Strait... eff that- the King of Country Music will ALWAYS be Hank Williams!!!

@charlesleeray4147

3 жыл бұрын

George Strait is self proclaimed king

@dishrod3516

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt! I like George Strait but Hank Jr. has been the king of my lifetime. (Born in ‘78)

@shanebrabham4491

3 жыл бұрын

Hank THE King

@ronhochhalter3491

3 жыл бұрын

Bob Wills is still the King (west of the Mississippi) Strait might be the most boring performer I've ever seen, although I respect that he has a list o hits a mile long

@nickschratz4613

3 жыл бұрын

@TheJimmieRodgersFan ernest tubb also

I had read about Bob Hope's issues with following Hank. With typical Hope humor he would come on stage wearing a cowboy hat and say, "hi, I'm Hank Hope."

In 1952 I was 6 years old, Hank played Live at the calabrese club, in Westerly RI. I was 6 years old, I went to see him with my uncles and my grandfather. I will never forget it. I remember it like it was yesterday. At my uncle funeral 40 years later the played all of Hank Williams songs, I sat there in tears.

Minnie Pearl said the exact same thing that she followed Hank and never again. She said the women loved him and he would put on a show so phenomenal that nobody wanted to ever follow Hank. She said she never saw a performer that had the effect on the audience that Hank did. She recognized he was on a different level and she saw them all.

The great Mac Wiseman, another country icon we lost recently .Rip Mac.

"Im so lonesome I could cry" is one of the best vocals of all time x

@rondarawson6236

3 жыл бұрын

I like ......lonesome blues..my favorite....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@josephbuyck7127

3 жыл бұрын

Lost highway is the best he was singing about himself

@josephbuyck7127

Жыл бұрын

@@kevindean1327 yup except maybe kaw-liga

The best thing my dad did for me was name me Hank. Really enjoyed this thanks

Mac was a awesome man I was lucky enough to be a guest at Mac's birthday party i believe it was his 90th. It was a honor to be a part of the party with a lot of Country music royalty

@glencoe6305

Жыл бұрын

Was that at the ET Record Shop ? I listened in Live to that Birthday Party on a Sunday afternoon.

Minnie Pearl said after hearing Hank the first time" Don't ever put me on behind him again. He's to damn good! "

@MarshalAllenBailey

3 жыл бұрын

That happened at the Civic Auditorium in Great Bend, Kansas. The building still stands and is the police department now.

@s.r.r.

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone was better than Minnie Pearl in my estimation. I really didn't like her act at all.

@bastardsonofretkillr

3 жыл бұрын

I met Minnie Pearl when I was 5 years old in 1959 West Covina California at Cals Coral A Cal Worthington Car salesman at the Old torn down Carousel Theater

@albertlaw786

3 жыл бұрын

@@s.r.r. bet you were NEVER EVER as popular as she was as i have never heard of you

Thanks Otis. I can't hear enough of, or about Hank Williams,

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jake!

37th anniversary of Elvis death with that date Otti flashed at beginning of this. Love this interview, with Mac Wiseman on Hank. T.C.B. ⚡

I’ve been driving all over Arizona chasing Waylon jennings listening to this, i can’t get enough Hank stories.

This interview is so solid, and represents a documentation of oral history that would otherwise be lost. Thank you Otis.

When I was a kid my grandmother would jam out to her country and me and my sister would like scrunch our faces and go how could anyone like this crap!!?? Since she’s been gone it’s crazy how something you use to laugh at now makes you cry.. I really wish I could of shown her some of these videos she would of absolutely loved them 💜

I love music all kinds. Country, rock, r&b, Christian . I was born in Florida in the year of 64.all these guys was just awesome .Waylon and Willie, Hank Jr, Conway, George Jones . All these guys I would love to hear there stories.i have favorite singer now but none of these entertainors after like 1990 I couldn't give a shit about I think anytime before 90s it was harder life u had to be hungry for the business if not one hit wonder and byebye .maybe because u couldn't see your favorite artist back then only once while . But for some these guys where heros to us. They had stonger drives writing and playing good music, the money was 2nd the respect they for themselves to be rember for along time. Some hit hard times and made thru it giving wasn't a option. I would assume all these people knew what hard worker was and apply it there craft , no, can't wasn't in there vocabulary.lots of brothly love

Hank Williams is second to none... Legendary!

That cat really does like these tapes lol. It’s absolutely staggering how many great songs Hank Williams wrote. I don’t doubt this man for a second. Sharp as a tack.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Andrew!

Over 50 years and still the greatest country singer-songwriter ever. Yes, Merle Haggard is up there.

Love this video. My Dad (93) was a huge fan of Mac, called him his favourite artist of all time. He met him once and let Mac borrow his pen, which he keeped 😂 Of course I showed him this video, how sweet.

Hank was it at the time he was the opera he didn't know how much of à STAR he was.

Really enjoyed it man, Mac Wiseman talking about Hank, nothing more interesting to a guy like me

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a damn good interview. I cant tell ya how many nights I've driven across Arizona or New Mexico alone in tour and listened to Hank all night. It feels like 1949 out there in those deserts. This was a great interview. I was glad to hear Ol Hank wasn't a wreck all the time.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank ya kindly, Tom!

Loooooove Mac Wiseman!!!!

Love this! Mac Wiseman is a uniquely articulate individual. Thanks, Otis.

Mac was one of our most accurate and able historians of American music history (much of his knowledge from personal experience). His multiple achievement awards and appointments to the highest positions in Country & Blue Grass music organizations are testament to the value people placed in his wisdom and common sense. Several organizations are those which Mac was a founding member and major force behind their successes (the Country Music Association and Hall of Fame being two of those entities). Mac was also a most humble and friendly person. His stage demeanor was exactly who he was; he had no "stage persona" like many artists adopt. Mac was 'Mac' regardless of where you might catch up with him along the music trail. Always happy to discuss music, musicians, hosting radio programs, American history, the medical & pharmaceutical fields... he had many interests in life. BTW: Some of the events and personalities Mac was questioned about here? Well, he knew exactly the when, where, and what. His ability to recollect and his sharp memory were with him to the end. However Mac was forever the humble and polite man who knew what NOT to reveal. On many an occasion I heard him make a point, when asked about a potentially negative event or rumor, to not offer any disparaging recollections of those who weren't alive to defend themselves. Of all my favorite people in this whacked-out business, Mac was hands-down one of the people I have most respected through the years. Human beings like Mac are seemingly few and far between these days.

What could be better; first-hand accounts of my favourite singer and a cat chillin' out listening along with you.

There used to be a ton of videos on youtube from an old Hank Jr album that had nothing but people telling Hank stories. Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, Jimmie Dickens etc. For some reason they all got taken down. I would give anything to be able to find them again.

@damohanson5393

Жыл бұрын

I heard part of the one with Minnie. She said Hank was the most talented, charismatic performer she’d ever seen.

I love your episodes Otis. God Bless you. I remember being a little boy around 1964 I was 6 yrs old and ol Hank would come on the A.M. Radio I would tell momma I like that man Hank. I still do. I get tears just thinking bout him. I don’t know why. I think it was how sad he moaned in his songs mixed with the story he sang about it seemed so real. Probably because it was. Thanks Otis. RIP Hank✝️🙏🎸❤️

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bobby!

These are great story times Mr. Gibbs.

I was a big fan of Mac Wiseman's for a long time

These interviews are just plain awesome!! So many good stories are not being remembered & just lost in time! Such a shame, Thank you for sharing!!

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank ya kindly, Todd!

Fascinating hearing first person accounts of Hank's as a person & performer. I've always liked "Hey good lookin'". I remember my Mum singing that song when she was in a good mood and as a kid I learned the lyrics listening to Mum. When I strum my flat top I sing it now, my wife rolls her eyes, makes a comment about that "oldie again?" and is usually singing along by the second verse! ✌

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

I'm with ya, James. It kind of hit me when I was sitting there in Mac's living room listening to his stories that I'd never talked to anyone who was friends with hank Williams. I started asking him way more Hank stories than I had planned. I apologized to him a few times for going on about Hank, but he was cool and understood. Now that Mac is gone, I wish I would have asked a few more questions about Hank. Live and learn.

@WilhelmWilder

Жыл бұрын

@@otisgibbs you should try and interview Billie Jean Horton if you ever get a chance. She may be one of the last links to ol' Hank.

I met Mac when l was a stage manager at bluegrass festival. I think he was the kindest, nicest man l ever worked with. I’m honored to have carried his guitar.

I love the stores about ol Hank Sr. Love all Hank song's. But one of my favorite songs is I'm so lonesome I could cry. R.I.P Mr Hank Williams 🙏

I could listen to him talk all day.

Otis you are a national treasure.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe one day, John! ; )

@kevinshoemaker8224

3 жыл бұрын

I second that! Thanks Otis for all you do for country music!

I'm loving these old time stories that happen 30 years before I was born.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Otis: You're an absolute blesssing, thank you!

I could listen to this stuff all day and all night

We gotta all stick together and keep classic Country music alive!!

Otis ❤

I have a recording on cassette of Hank sitting on front doorstep of his Momma's house in Georgiana, Al where he lived as a boy.........it was taken from an old wire recording..... he used to sit and play UNDER the house sitting on an old car seat..... my ex-wife's grandma went to school with Hank.... . Then they moved away to Starlington, Al

@Austin18025

3 жыл бұрын

Please upload!

Love Hank and his music, thank you!!! I sing all Hank songs and people still want to hear them!

Such a great service you're providing...many thanks 😊

I’d love to hear more. Thanks.

good kitty uncle otis ...plz keep telling them stories thanks - stephen jules otis

Beautiful kitty! 🐈‍⬛ ♥️

Love all those old stories. Old HANK was such a great man. Mac had some awesome stories.

Wow. What a nice little bundle of gems. "Hearing" Hank Williams through other peoples' voice serves to crystallize the legend of the man.

I’ve got the feeling called the blues since my baby been gone

Excellent, thank you so much.

❤️ sooooooo awesome Otis. We grew up listening to Mister Mac Wiseman. Beautiful to hear him speak his heart

I'm a big hank fan, that was great thank you

Fabulous interview. Thank you so much for sharing.

I love this!!! I have the Mac Wiseman Story album. Mac signed it on December 12, 1978!!! I was all of 8 years old at the time.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful, Amy! : )

RIP Mac, loved Macs music and self forever. Thanks for these Otis, you bring so much to the things I love and nudge the memories of the good ole days!!

Invaluable ❤️

Love these stories and Frankie is quite a camera ham

So wonderful to hear Mac Wiseman talk...so much history.....it makes me feel southern to hear him about places like Shreveport and Lake Charles, places I look forward to visit once the plague ends...thanks for the history lesson ....nice to have Frankie join us....

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

I'm definitely ready to hit the road as soon as it's safe to. Frankie is sitting next to me and he says hello from Indiana! : )

Franky enjoyed it as much as we did.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! : )

Fantastic to hear these stories -priceless. Thank you Ottis for providing us these charms.

Great story. Just be on the same floor as Ol Hank when he's in his cuffs.

Great interview

God rest her soul, my mom loved Mac Wiseman

This is great. Please Otis do more of these about Hank . I have a group " Hank Williams: There's A Tear In Our Beer Fans ". These would be great for my group. Thanks for the jsrd work!

Great story

This is valuable american history thank you sir!

Hank in my opinion was the greatest blues writer of all time his lyrics was a true reflection of his inner most being and he shared that with the world through his lyrics his feelings were in every line and phrasing of his writing in my opinion he should sincerely be honored in the blues Hall of Fame i visited the Country Music Hall of Fame in late 83 and the biographies about Hank for the public was what kept my attention and Loretta Lynn another brilliant talented writer but Hank has always been the most brilliant writer in hillbilly folk or country music just as Jonny Cash would later Hank wrote songs that nobody else had the nerve to write just as Jonny and Merle Haggard and Waylon where did they learn this controversial writing yep Hank Williams RIP Luke

Otis hey buddy. I can't wait to hear this.

I love all these stories , even though ive had to youtube some of the people, there is a lot I didn't know, thanks

Your interviews are really good Otis. Great stories

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying that, Darren. It's a bit of a lost art these days. : )

Thank you for keeping these stories alive.. I love this channel , i feel like i am there in these wonderful tales..

Seen Mr. Wiseman at Bean Blossom several times. Always a great show and such a gentleman.

Another awesome interview.. I have heard some other interviews where Jr. talks about the parties and in typical all night blues or juke joints if they could not stay there they went back to a musicians house all night, thats what the parties were like and musicians like Fats Dominoe.. amazing hang outs.. wonder if Bob Hope ever went to one of their parties.. 12yrs ago i was commissioned by an epic local concert promoter to create a drawing along with his 1st part of biography i included Bob Hope whom was a close friend of his.. people forget about Bob's history and wide range of experience and talents.. I got so much flack for including Bob in the drawing from people whom don't get it.. Hank is massive for me it was his songs and Neil Young songs that finally got me singing and playing guitar from that place.. As a kid i had various funky organ and small vintage (this was the late 70's early 80's) keyboards i wish i still had must have been first of their kind.. never had a lesson never knew what i was doing just jamming.. my parents were extremely young auto union Detroit young hippies, massive amounts of music all the time.. Lincoln Park we had a family radio tv shop a few blocks away a few generations.. Bob Seger, MC5 n many more stomping grounds.. mid eighties i begged for a guitar but it was the height of the satanic music scare and more, my parents refused so i made a mock flying V in woodshop junior high when we lived in Kansas for a few years due to economic depression, we moved a lot mostly in towns south of Detroit called downriver.. Got my first guitar when 14 a cheap classical acoustic that tore up fingers but thats what i learned on.. then i found another cheap classical acoustic in the garbage... wrote songs/poetry since junior high everything came together playing and singing Ohio, Harvest, You Win Again, Lovesick Blues in the late 90's.. Kick myself big time for not seeing Hank the III in Detroit the many times he played the essential small clubs in the 90's i hope to see him someday here when things get back on the road.. Learning 3/4 time with Buford Jones downriver and So Lonesome I Could Cry and more was a beautiful privilege..

Otis, my friend, i Thank You so much ,for sharing this particular story , with Mac talking about Hank! I grew up listening to Hank And Mac! Several others too. But Hank , well ya know, all them songs.

Good one Otis! The man was a monster, I'd say my all time favorite artist.

Otis , cant thank you enough, listened to all the stories, Thanks for keeping all these memories alive

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dennis!

This is just incredible. Thanks, Otis!!!!!!

Otis!! Can't wait to see you at the Roots Hoot Concert in Rhode Island!

I love the cat he is precious I think he likes listening to you gentlemen

Kitty Kitty Kitty listening too

Mac seems like such a gentleman

Great stories, I love your channel, and that damned pesky cat. LOL

*Otis Gibbs* music is a human body part now because with help of music people feel active thanks for this dear i love your music

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Damn straight! : )

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for the kind words!

love this

My favorite Mac Wiseman song: going back to Bristol. It’s like the little step cousin music town to Nashville, and the place I happened to make my home. It was name dropped in O brother where art thou? Among other places. Hank was last seen at a little diner in town before they headed up to WV.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

I've eaten at that diner a couple of times, Bill. I really dig Bristol. : )

My first tune I learned on guitar was jambalaya, and have since learned the version by Homer and Jethro

"Hank Williams was the king of country soul My Daddy took me see him,but he didn't show People got mad and they all went home First thing they do was put his records on

Love the cat action!

Tough question Otis.....Lost Highway, Honky Tonk Blues and I’m a Long Gone Daddy immediately come to mind. You’re right, Luke The Drifter stuff is great. BTW.....Souvenirs of a Misspent Youth has been in heavy rotation in our home recently.🙂

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

All excellent choices! Thanks for spinning my record and I hope it hasn't lowered your property value. ; )

@mikehummermagic7856

3 жыл бұрын

Otis Gibbs 😂 I think property value has held steady. Of course when ever it’s playing and someone stops by, it’s always the same question......”Who is that singing?”😂

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikehummermagic7856 That's tremendous! : )

I could listen to these stories all day!!

TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION .

That blew my mind brother. Oral history soooooo important. You my friend are the Library of Congress. Merry Christmas brother.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael!

My papa was Ray Price. Would love to tell you stories of him and Hank.

Thank you Otis....I'm hooked on these stories ..

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Not sure how i got to this channel, but im so glad i did. Keep telling your stories your way. Great job.

@otisgibbs

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael!

@michaelmathews8984

3 жыл бұрын

@@otisgibbs my pleasure! Wish we could get together and do a little picking. But then i woke up.

Otis, i was there when the first "FOR THE DIE HARDS" aired and just watched the Kurt Cobain SLTS Guitar being sold video that just came out. One of the best YT channels out there, and that's saying a lot, but rarely do i go back to Home Page when a video of yours just pops up and played. I appreciate all you do!!!