Hank Williams

Hank Williams was born in Alabama and began playing guitar at the age of eight. As a teenager he led his own Country music outfit and became a nationwide star through the Grand Ole Opry broadcasts.

His best known songs include Your Cheatin' Heart (later a hit for Ray Charles), Hey Good Lookin', Ramblin' Man, Jambalaya (a hit for both Fats Domino and The Carpenters) and Cold Cold Heart.

Williams died in 1953 but his recordings continued to be a major influence on Country music well into the 1980s and beyond.