Sing a Sad Song: The Life of Hank Williams

by Roger M. Williams

Book Overview

Few American entertainers have had the explosive impact, wide-ranging appeal, and continuing popularity of country music superstar Hank Williams. Such Williams standards as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Jambalaya," and "I Saw the Light" have entered the pantheon of great American song while Williams's very name remains synonymous with the genre he helped define.

Sing a Sad Songs tells the story of Hank Williams's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252008618
• ISBN13: 9780252008610
• Release Date: June 1981
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"