Guide to the Hank Williams Image MSS.2555
Williams, Hank
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Haldy
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October, 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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Hank Williams Image
- Unit ID:
MSS.2555
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (1 Graphic Image)
- Dates:
circa 1950
- Abstract:
Hank Williams shakes the hand of a young fan in this black and white image.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Amanda Haldy, 2009.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Hank Williams Image, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2006.
Biographical/Historical note
This image features Hank Williams (1923-1953), the American country music singer and songwriter. Williams recorded numerous top-ten hits, such as "Lovesick Blues", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues", "Why Don't You Love Me?", "Moanin' the Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Take These Chains From My Heart," and many others. He is generally regarded as a major influence on country music and its performers.
Scope and Contents note
Contains a black and white copy of a photographic image of Hank Williams, shaking the hand of a young fan. The image is 4.75 inches by 6.75 inches.
Hank Williams Image Box SC0027 Folder 2555.01