Event: Hank Williams 62nd Memorial Celebration
Time: Thurs., Jan. 1, 2015, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m
Event Type: Festival
Location: Hank Williams Museum
Cost: Contact Event
Event Website: www.thehankwilliamsmuseum.net
Sponsor: Hank Williams Museum
Contact: Beth Petty at 334-262-3600
Info: Experience the history of the first Country Music superstar and see how Hank Williams transformed country music and sowed the seeds of what was to become American Music, Blues, Rockabilly and even Rock and Roll. Six decades after his death, Hank Williams is one of the most powerful iconic figures in American Music. Fans come by the thousands each year to his grave site and the Museum that honors him.
Hank was taught by a black street musician to play the blues. “Tee Tot” as he was known is also buried here in Montgomery. People from all walks of life who had been influenced by Hank's music packed the Montgomery City Auditorium to bid farewell on January 4, 1953. There is hardly a person that has listened to Hank's songs that doesn't feel the magic of his words.