They were two country music tragedies, ten years apart, but one man was connected to both deaths; one as a voice of comfort, the other as a victim himself.
Jack Cardwell. side 1: Two Arms; side 2: The Death of Hank Williams (King 1172). 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1952. Side 2 was recorded in 1953. National Museum of American History ...
Hank Williams reportedly died "penniless" at the time of his death. The late singer-songwriter, named one of the pioneers of country music and the "father of modern country music," passed away at the ...