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Hank was born as Hiram King Williams in Mount Olive, Alabama.
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Hanks mother gave him his first guitar for his 8th birthday.
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At the age of 11 Hank was sent to live with relatives in Fountain, where he would receive his first guitar lesson from his aunt Alice McNeil.
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Rufus "Tee-Tot" Payne, a local street musician and shoe-shiner taught Hank how to play the blues. Tee-Tot taught Hank to attract the crowds on the street.
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Hanks career began at the age of 14 by winning a talent show at the Empire Theater in Montgomery Alabama in 1937 with his original tune WPA BLUES.
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His first band was called the Drifting Cowboys. The band became a regular on a local radio show.
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Hank married Audrey Mae Sheppard. There marriage lasted until July 10, 1952.
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Hank signs a deal with MGM records.
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Hanks son and first child was born. His name is Hank Williams JR.
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Hank was only 29 when he died in Oak Hill, West Virginia of heart failure.
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Hanks daughter was born five days after he passed away. Her name is Jett Willaims.
