Seventy-one years ago today, one of the most consequential songwriters in country music history died in Nashville.

Hank Williams set many a music-biz template. He was a “rollin’ stone” before Mick Jagger, and a guitar rogue before Keith Richards. A singer/songwriter before Bob Dylan. A successful talent who couldn ...

Spotify, however, tells a different tale. When it comes to most-streamed songs by Hank Williams, "Your Cheatin' Heart" comes ...

An all-star set of practitioners of timeless country music — plus members of Hank Williams' family carrying on his creative vision — performed a stirring concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and ...

“Why did you ask me such a hard question?” country music singer-songwriter and Houston resident Bill Nash responded when MySA asked him what he’d like to leave behind as his legacy. It’s a difficult ...