For anyone who missed it the first time around here’s the BBC Radio 2 series “I Love Hank” presented by Steve Earle, originally broadcast as five half hour shows, it’s well worth a listen, a great rockdoc for any Hank fans
I Love Hank
“Dead at the age of 29, Hank Williams Snr. nonetheless managed to create such a body of work that he is now seen as the founding father of modern country music. In his short career – only 6 years – he cut over 170 songs, many of them now classics, which have been recorded by nearly everyone who is anyone in country. His first songs were made and released 60 years ago in 1946 after he moved to Nashville and impressed the legendary Fred Rose who took the 23 year old Hank under his wing, acting as his manager, record producer and co-writer. Williams soon became a . . . → Read More: I’m In Love with Hank – Steve Earle BBC Radio 2
