Hank Williams: Difference between revisions

Not surprisingly, Williams was no stranger to the bottle, even before his career got kicked into overdrive. This drinking problem was combined with a morphine addiction that rent his marriage asunder (of course, not long after the birth of his son, [[Hank Williams, Jr (Music).|Hank Williams Jr]], who would later become a well-known singer in his own right, and fathered [[Hank Williams III (Music)|Hank Williams III]], another notable singer and musician noted for his strong resemblance to his grandfather). His backing band split up, producer Fred Rose stopped supporting him, and he got fired from the Grand Ole Opry, only driving him further and further into the drugs and booze. He died January 1, 1953, at age 29. Incidentally, the last song he ever wrote was titled "[[Harsher in Hindsight|I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]."