 
Everything you wanted to know about the legendary Hank Williams is here in this excellent look back at one of country music’s biggest stars. It’s a short, sad story – Williams died at the age of 29. Although he looked and acted much older, his star burned bright while he was alive. Vintage performance clips from the Kate Smith Show and previously unseen home movie footage help turn myth into reality and interviews with his friends, band mates and second wife Billie Jean get to the heart of the man and his music. It’s hard to believe that he recorded only 88 songs in a six-year period (under his own name), but like Jimi Hendrix, he had a major influence on his peers and the many others that followed him. -- David Bassin
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