This was the scene in Montgomery's Municipal Auditorium Jan. 4, 1953 as thousands filed past the open casket of singer-composer Hank Williams who died Jan. 1, 1953 at the age of 29.

Hank Williams died 70 years ago: 20,000 attended 1953 Alabama funeral . Updated: Jan. 02, 2023, ... Roy Acuff leads a host of country stars singing at the funeral of Hank Williams.

Many performances by great artists have been lost over the years, but thanks to a Grand Ole Opry photographer, the world can hear the legendary Hank Williams performing on live radio shows from ...

Henry Sinclair “Hank” Williams died on September 26, 2024, in Austin. Born on August 5, 1948, in Fort Worth, to the late Harvey S. and Henrietta ...

Country star Hank Williams Jr. will play the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand for the third time on Aug. 27.. Tickets are priced from $56 to $125.75 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Etix or ...

Actor Hank Azaria has shared new details of his late friend Matthew Perry’s funeral. WireImage. Azaria, for his part, would often guest star as Phoebe Buffay’s (Lisa Kudrow) on-and-off-again ...

The claim: Hank Williams Jr. resigned from CMT's board of directors in support of Jason Aldean. A July 22 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features side-by-side pictures of country ...

Two days after his funeral, Hank's daughter, Jett Williams, was born on Jan. 6, 1953, to Bobbie Webb Jett. In 1961, Hank was one of the first three inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Hank Azaria says Matthew Perry's funeral saw a mix of tears and laughter as he revealed ...

A rare souvenir postcard picturing Hank Aaron as a rookie with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues sold for nearly $200,000 at a baseball memorabilia auction that also included Ted ...

Hank Azaria on Matthew Perry’s intimate funeral: ‘We were alternately laughing and crying remembering him’ Azaria had previously credited Perry with helping him get sober ...