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Hank Williams - Why Should We Try Anymore (1950)

US C&W Charts No. 9 (14.10.1950) 1 Week Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one (three posthumously). Born in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, Williams relocated to Georgiana with his family, where he met Rufus Payne, an African American blues musician, who gave him guitar lessons in exchange for meals or money.[citation needed] Payne had a major influence on Williams' later musical style, along with Roy Acuff and Ernest Tubb. Williams would later relocate to Montgomery, where he began his music career in 1937, when producers at radio station WSFA hired him to perform and host a 15-minute program. He formed the Drifting Cowboys backup band, which was managed by his mother, and dropped out of school to devote his time to his career. When several of his band members were conscripted into military service during World War II, Williams had trouble with their replacements, and WSFA terminated his contract because of his alcohol abuse. Williams eventually married Audrey Sheppard, who was his manager for nearly a decade. After recording "Never Again" and "Honky Tonkin'" with Sterling Records, he signed a contract with MGM Records. In 1947, he released "Move It on Over", which became a hit, and also joined the Louisiana Hayride radio program. One year later, he released a cover of "Lovesick Blues" recorded at Herzog Studio in Cincinnati, which carried him into the mainstream of music. After an initial rejection, Williams joined the Grand Ole Opry.[citation needed] He was unable to read or notate music to any significant degree.[citation needed] Among the hits he wrote were "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". Years of back pain, alcoholism and prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health.[citation needed] In 1952 he divorced Sheppard and was dismissed by the Grand Ole Opry because of his unreliability and alcohol abuse.[citation needed] On New Year's Day 1953, he died suddenly while traveling to a concert in Canton, Ohio, at the age of 29. Despite his brief life, Williams is one of the most celebrated and influential popular musicians of the 20th century, especially in country music.[citation needed] Many artists covered songs Williams wrote and recorded. He influenced Elvis Presley,[10] Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, George Jones, Charley Pride, and The Rolling Stones, among others. Williams was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1961), the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1970), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987). The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2010 awarded him a posthumous special citation "for his craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life." Hiram „Hank“ King Williams Sr. (* 17. September 1923 in Mount Olive, Alabama; † 1. Januar 1953 in Oak Hill, West Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Country-Musiker und Songwriter. Er hat zahlreiche Musiker, beispielsweise Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan oder David Allan Coe beeinflusst. In den meisten Umfragen nach dem besten Sänger, den das Genre jemals hervorgebracht hat, belegt Hank Williams einen der vorderen Ränge – wenn nicht Platz eins. Eine vergleichbare Position nimmt Williams ein, wenn nach dem Autor des besten bzw. wichtigsten Songs der Country-Geschichte gesucht wird – oder ganz allgemein bei der Suche nach der einflussreichsten Figur in der Geschichte der Country-Musik. Der Rolling Stone führt Williams in seiner Liste der 100 größten Sänger aller Zeiten auf Platz 27, in der Liste der 100 größten Künstler aller Zeiten auf Platz 74 und in der Liste der 100 besten Songwriter aller Zeiten auf Platz 13. Hank Williams wurde 1923 in einfachen Verhältnissen als Sohn von Jessie Lillybelle „Lillie“ Skipper (1898–1955) und des Holzarbeiters Elonzo Huble „Lon“ Williams (1891–1970) in Alabama geboren. Er hatte eine 1922 geborene Schwester; ein älterer Bruder war kurz nach der Geburt gestorben. Seine ersten Akkorde auf der Gitarre lernte Williams vom schwarzen Straßenmusiker Rufus „Tee Tot“ Payne. Als Teenager trat er in Alabama mit der Band The Drifting Cowboys auf, nachdem seine Familie 1937 in die Stadt Montgomery gezogen war. Die Drifting Cowboys, in der Originalbesetzung mit Braxton Schuffert, Freddie Beach und Smith „Hezzy“ Adair, blieben auch später in anderen Besetzungen seine Begleitband. 1939 verließ Williams die High School ohne Abschluss und begann für den lokalen Radiosender WSFA zu arbeiten.