Emerging from his famous father’s shadow, Hank Williams Jr. created a distinctive and influential sound that blended country, blues, and rock. His music was bold, boisterous, and outspoken. He has now joined his father in the Country Music Hall of Fame. His father was of course the influential singer and songwriter Hank Williams, who gave his only son the nickname “Bocephus.” After his father’s death, in 1953, Hank Jr. was raised by his mother, Audrey Williams. Under the guidance of his mother,

Remembering two legends of country music today, Porter Wagoner and Buck Owens. Porter Wayne Wagoner was born on August 12, 1927, in West Plains, Missouri – he died on October 28, 2007. Known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour, he introduced then-obscure singer Dolly Parton on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known vocal duo throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of

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