Me-oh, my-oh Louisiana won’t have an official state song from the bye-oh. Terrebonne Parish Republican Sen. Norby Chabert told The Advocate that he won’t be pursuing his bill to include Hank Williams’ ...

A previously unreleased live recording by Hank Williams is just one of the highlights in a startling treasure trove of country music, comprising 20 discs with a total running time of more than 25 ...

Me oh my oh: Hank Williams’ iconic “Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” won’t become one of Louisiana’s official state songs. Republican Sen. Norby Chabert, of Terrebonne Parish, told The Advocate he's shelving ...

Laine Hardy's Louisiana roots poked through during a rowdy American Idol cover of Hank Williams' famous song "Jambalaya" on Sunday night (May 19). The 18-year-old from Livingston, La., performed the ...

Some 63 years after Hank Williams died in the backseat of a Cadillac on the way to perform in Canton, Ohio, country music artists are still chasing the brilliance in Williams' landmark recordings. And ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Under a hot sun, a band set up to play downtown Thursday. What they were playing commanded a crowd's attention. They couldn't believe the challenge this band had placed on ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When I saw the first stunning black-and-white shot of Tom Hiddleston as legendary country singer-songwriter Hank Williams, it recalled the slow-motion opening of Martin Scorsese's ...

Growing up in the long shadow of a parent is daunting in itself, let alone growing up in the footsteps of one of the most influential singer/songwriters in the 20th century. Hank Williams Jr. was born ...

Internet sensation Mason Ramsey is back with a brand new classic cover, this time of Hank Williams Sr.'s hit "Jambalaya (On the Bayou.)" Once again, the kid first discovered in downstate Illinois ...

BRISTOL, Conn. — Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams Jr. isn’t anymore. The country singer and ESPN each took credit for the decision Thursday morning to no longer use his classic intro to ...

Oct. 23—I recently ran across the name of a man identified as a country music songwriter, a man I I'd never heard of before named Paul Gilley, who purportedly wrote some of the classic country songs ...

The origin story of the Hank Williams classic song, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” has been discussed by music fans and journalists now for decades. And while it seems like there’s been a resolution, ...