Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His music blends elements of rock, blues, and country. He is the son of country musician Hank Williams, the father of Sam Williams, Holly Williams, and Hank Williams III, and the grandfather of Coleman Williams. He is also the half-brother of Jett Williams. Williams began his career performing songs associated
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Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His music blends elements of rock, blues, and country. He is the son of country musician Hank Williams, the father of Sam Williams, Holly Williams, and Hank Williams III, and the grandfather of Coleman Williams. He is also the half-brother of Jett Williams. Williams began his career performing songs associated with his father and appeared on television at age fourteen in a December 1963 episode of "The Ed Sullivan Show," followed by a guest appearance on "Shindig!" in 1964. Over time, he developed his own musical style, particularly within the country rock and outlaw country genres. In 1975, Williams suffered a near-fatal fall while climbing Ajax Peak in Montana, which interrupted his career. After an extended recovery, he rebuilt his career and became known for his multi-instrumental abilities, including guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, fiddle, and drums. In 2020, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Studio albums Your Cheatin' Heart (1964) Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites (1964) Ballads of the Hills and Plains (1965) Blues My Name (1965) Country Shadows (1966) A Time to Sing (1967) My Own Way (1967) My Songs (1967) Luke the Drifter Jr. (1968) Songs My Father Left Me (1969) Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2 (1969) Live at Cobo Hall (1969) Sunday Morning (1969) Removing the Shadow (1970) Luke the Drifter Jr. Vol. 3 (1970) Singing My Songs: Johnny Cash (1970) I've Got a Right to Cry (1971) Sweet Dreams (1971) All for the Love of Sunshine (1971) Whole Lotta Loving (1972) Eleven Roses (1972) After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow (1973) Living Proof (1974) The Last Love Song (1974) Bocephus (1975) Hank Williams Jr. and Friends (1975) One Night Stands (1977) The New South (1977) Family Tradition (1979) Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (1979) Habits Old and New (1980) Rowdy (1981) The Pressure Is On (1981) High Notes (1982) Strong Stuff (1983) Man of Steel (1983) Major Moves (1984) Five-O (1985) Montana Cafe (1986) Hank Live (1987) Born to Boogie (1987) Wild Streak (1988) Lone Wolf (1990) Pure Hank (1991) Maverick (1992) Out of Left Field (1993) Hog Wild (1995) A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam (1996) Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts (1996) Stormy (1999) The Almeria Club Recordings (2002) I'm One of You (2003) 127 Rose Avenue (2009) Old School New Rules (2012) It's About Time (2016) Rich White Honky Blues (2022)
