[92] In Williams' Cadillac, the police found some empty beer cans and unfinished handwritten lyrics. He was unresponsive and rigor mortis had already begun to set in. The first celebration, in 1954, featured the unveiling of a monument at the Cramton Bowl that was later placed at the gravesite of Williams. [77] It was the second marriage for both (each being divorced with children). [1] His alcoholism worsened in 1952. Lillie Williams became the Drifting Cowboys' manager. All rights reserved (About Us). [71] During his recovery, he lived with his mother in Montgomery, and later moved to Nashville with Ray Price. A friend of the family denied his claims, but singer Billy Walker remembered that Williams mentioned to him the presence of men in the house being led upstairs. [32] The Cadillac in which Williams was riding just before he died is now preserved at the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Among other fake titles he claimed to be a Doctor of Science. The popular song "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" became a hit for Hank Williams in 1949. He wrote songs weekly to perform during the shows. His mother was Audrey, and his step mothers were Bobbie Jett, who had his stepsister, and Billie Gean who was a widow just months after she married Williams, Sr. (Williams para.14). Stamey. The marriage was technically invalid, since Sheppard's divorce from her previous husband did not comply with the legally required 60-day trial reconciliation. [70], In November 1951, Williams fell during a hunting trip with his fiddler Jerry Rivers in Franklin, Tennessee. He also wrote a number of religious songs under the pseudonym Luke the Drifter. The ceremony featured Ferlin Husky interpreting "I Saw the Light". Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he recorded 55 singles (five released posthumously) that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 12 that reached No. [35] His recent win at the Empire Theater and the street performances caught the attention of WSFA producers who occasionally invited him to perform on air. James E. (Jimmy) Porter was the youngest, being only 13 when he started playing steel guitar for Williams. His first wife and his mother were the driving forces behind having the marriage declared invalid, and they pursued the matter for years. The original members were guitarist Braxton Schuffert, fiddler Freddie Beach, and comedian Smith "Hezzy" Adair. Audrey Williams asked Rose if her husband could sing a song for him on that moment,[51] Rose agreed, and he liked Williams' musical style. [10] Carr and Williams headed out of Knoxville from the Andrew Johnson Hotel via Gay Street to Magnolia Ave to 11w. As a result, he was not considered a reliable performer. Sheppard, it seems, was extremely eager to make a mark in show business and, despite her obviously limited talent, pushed her husband to let her sing. [67], Williams' career reached a peak in the late summer of 1951 with his Hadacol tour of the U.S. with Bob Hope and other actors. Hank Williams Sr. was 29 Years, 3 Months, 15 Days old. [5] He was the third child of Jessie Lillybelle "Lillie" (ne Skipper) (18981955) with Elonzo Huble "Lon" Williams (18911970). On New Year's Day 1953, he took his seat in the back of his 1952 powder blue Cadillac. They had a son together, .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Hank Williams Jr., on May 26, 1949. Carr was exhausted and, according to the police reports, nervous enough to invite suspicion that foul play had been involved in Williams' death. Williams' son, Hank Williams Jr., and widow, Billie Jean Williams Berlin, currently split the royalties. [103][104] Alabama governor Gordon Persons officially proclaimed September 21 "Hank Williams Day". Before it was over, some 20,000 people had filled the auditorium and the street outside for what was described as the largest funeral in Montgomerys history. Representative Cunningham presented the committee a telegram from Marshall's seized files, directed to the estate of Hank Williams for $736.39, and stated that the committee was evaluating the revocation of Marshall's parole. Williams was scheduled to perform at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia on Wednesday, December 31 (New Year's Eve), 1952. Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. This addiction eventually led to his divorce from Audrey Williams and his dismissal from the Grand Ole Opry. Despite his physical failings, Williams was cleared for more travel. They hit it off, and Williams asked Sheppard to marry him almost immediately. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hank-Williams. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Getty Images. His funeral took place on January 4 at the Montgomery Auditorium,[23] with his coffin placed on the flower-covered stage. There he sang "Hey Good Lookin'", and the next week Como opened the show singing the same song, with apologies to Williams. He found hemorrhages in the heart and neck and pronounced the cause of death as "insufficiency of the right ventricle of the heart". [40] Williams' alcohol use started to become a problem during the tours; on occasion he spent a large part of the show revenues on alcohol. Arthur Whiting was also a guitarist for the Drifting Cowboys. [106], On February 8, 1960, Williams' star was placed at 6400 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their son, Randall Hank Williams (now known as Hank Williams Jr.), was born on May 26, 1949. He also requested a doctor for Williams, as Williams was feeling the combination of the chloral hydrate and alcohol he had drunk on the way from Montgomery to Knoxville. No, Hank Williams Sr is not single. [43] The recordings "Never Again" and "Honky Tonkin'" became successful, and earned Williams the attention of MGM Records. Widely considered country music's first superstar, Hiram "Hank" Williams was born September 17, 1923, in Mount Olive, Alabama. Jeff Wallenfeldt, manager of Geography and History, has worked as an editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica since 1992. Carr was 17, a freshman on break from Auburn. [29] Around two tons of flowers were sent. As if straight out of a country song, it was revealed decades later that Williams had fathered a daughter, Jett, who was born shortly after his death. Williams' version became a huge country hit; the song stayed at number one on the Billboard charts for four consecutive months,[56] and gained Williams a place in the Grand Ole Opry. [82], On October 18, 1952, Williams and Billie Jean Jones were married by a justice of the peace[83] in Minden, Louisiana. Also, the Drifting Cowboys were at the time backing Ray Price, while Williams was backed by local bands. "[34], On March 10, Marshall was called again to testify. [94] He also wrote that Williams had been severely beaten and kicked in the groin recently (during a fight in a Montgomery bar a few days earlier), and local magistrate Virgil F. Lyons ordered an inquest into Williams' death concerning a welt that was visible on his head. Long plagued by alcoholism, Williams fell ill at the Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville on the last night of 1952. His father was a Mason and his mother was a member of the. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Astrological Sign: Virgo, Death Year: 1953, Death date: January 1, 1953, Death State: West Virginia, Death City: Oak Hill, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Hank Williams Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/musicians/hank-williams, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: September 18, 2019, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. [48] With Williams beginning to be recognized as a songwriter,[49] Sheppard became his manager and occasionally accompanied him on duets in some of his live concerts. [90], At around midnight on January 1, 1953, when the two crossed the Tennessee state line and arrived in Bristol, Virginia, Carr stopped at a small all-night restaurant and asked Williams if he wanted to eat. Later on, Williams recorded "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It", one of the songs that Payne taught him. "Fan It" and "Alexander's Ragtime Band", recorded by Williams at age 15; the homemade recordings of him singing "Freight Train Blues", "New San Antonio Rose", "St. Louis Blues" and "Greenback Dollar" at age 18; and a recording for the 1951 March of Dimes. In 1951, Williams fell during a hunting trip in Tennessee, reactivating his old back pains and causing him to be dependent on alcohol and prescription drugs. Later that year he received his first recording contract, with Sterling Records; however, it was on the start-up label MGM that he had his first hit, Move It on Over in 1947. Lillie Stone, Audrey Williams, and Hank Williams, Jr., seated on a bed while looking through letters and cards received after the death of Hank Williams, Sr. [38] The band traveled throughout central and southern Alabama performing in clubs and at private gatherings. [60] Williams released seven hit songs after "Lovesick Blues", including "Wedding Bells",[55] "Mind Your Own Business", "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)", and "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It". [16] The couple divorced on May 29, 1952. In 1948, he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, and he joined the Louisiana Hayride, a radio show broadcast that propelled him into living rooms all over the Southeast appearing on weekend shows. [33], He never learned to read music; instead he based his compositions in storytelling and personal experience. Born and raised in Alabama, Williams was given guitar lessons by African-American blues musician Rufus Payne in exchange for meals or money. [97] His funeral was said to have been far larger than any ever held for any other citizen of Alabama, and the largest event ever held in Montgomery. [54] After a few more moderate hits, in 1949 he released his version of the 1922 Cliff Friend and Irving Mills song "Lovesick Blues",[55] made popular by Rex Griffin. The local record shops sold out of all of their records, and customers were asking for all records ever released by Williams. [37] On March 21, Robert Travis of the State Crime Bureau determined that Marshall's handwriting corresponded to that of Dr. Cecil W. Lemmon on six prescriptions written for Williams. By the end of 1952, Williams had started to suffer heart problems. Hank Williams was just 29-years-old when he died, but had lived quite a life in his short years. The Georgiana native hired a college student, Charles Carr, to drive him to perform a concert planned in Canton, Ohio. At cafes across the South, the paper added, his songs blared over radios as news of his death spread. Jett did not learn that she was Williams' daughter until the early 1980s. In June, he divorced Audrey Williams,[2] and on August 11, Williams was dismissed from the Grand Ole Opry for habitual drunkenness. [78] His final concert was held in Austin, Texas, at the Skyline Club on December 19. You wrote only what you felt boil up inside you. He was only 29. [85], Williams was scheduled to perform at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia, on December 31, 1952. As his driver, college student Charles Carr, barreled toward a concert venue in Canton, Ohio, Williams' health took a turn for the worse. The 27-year-old was driving the car, which was. [5] He met Horace Raphol "Toby" Marshall in Oklahoma City, who claimed to be a doctor. [16], The circumstances of Williams's death are still controversial. A little more than a year later, on December 30, 1952, Williams, newly married to a younger woman named Billie Jean, left his mother's home in Montgomery for Charlestown, West Virginia. Cardwell injected Williams with two shots of vitamin B12 that also contained a quarter-grain (16.2 mg) of morphine. Best Known For: Hank Williams became one of America's first country music superstars, with hits like "Your Cheatin' Heart," before his early death at 29. [128], In 2006, a janitor of Sony/ATV Music Publishing found in a dumpster the unfinished lyrics written by Williams that had been found in his car the night he died. At around midnight on New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 1953, they crossed the Tennessee state line and arrived in Bristol, Virginia. Williams dropped out of school in October 1939 so that he and the Drifting Cowboys could work full-time. Cut from rural stock, Williams, the third child of Lon and Lillie Williams, grew up in a household that never had much money. One woman was carried out after she collapsed. [112] He was ranked second in CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003, behind only Johnny Cash who recorded the song "The Night Hank Williams Came To Town". Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. [59] On May 21, he had been admitted to North Louisiana Sanitarium for the treatment of his alcoholism, leaving on May 24. PolyGram contended that Williams' contract with MGM Records, whose back catalogue they owned at the time, prior to current owner Universal Music's absorption of PolyGram the next year, gave them rights to release the radio recordings. Marshall had been previously convicted for forgery, and had been paroled and released from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in 1951. The important thing is that he made millions of people happy, an editorial in The Advertiser stated on Jan. 3, 1953. The Georgiana . His life and career were the subject of I Saw the Light, a 2015 biopic, starring Tom Hiddleston as Williams and Elizabeth Olsen as his first wife, Audrey. He was one of the finest young men that we ever knew, Acuff said. [127] His great-grandson Coleman Finchum, son of Hank Williams III, released his debut single credited to IV and the Strange Band in 2021. Hank Williams was born Hiram Williams[3] on September 17, 1923,[4] in the rural community of Mount Olive in Butler County, Alabama. "Ol' Hank" was just 29 years old when he died, the same age as English Romantic Poet Shelley when he drowned in the Gulf of . [39] Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray revoked the parole of Horace Raphol "Toby" Marshall, who returned to prison to complete his forgery sentence.[40]. Killorn stated that the fact that Carr told him it was Hank Williams caused him to remember the incident. [80] In June 1952, Williams moved in with his mother, even as he released numerous hit songs such as "Half as Much" in April, "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" in July, "You Win Again" in September, and "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" in November. Williams, who was recently separated from WSM "for failure to make appearances," was a resident of Montgomery, Ala. As a youth he sold peanuts and shined shoes, meanwhile strumming on a. His passing did not bring about the end to his stardom, however. [11] Carr later drove on until he stopped for fuel at a gas station in Oak Hill, West Virginia, where he discovered Williams seemingly asleep in the back seat. Over the next several years he churned out a number of other big hits, including "Cold, Cold Heart," "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey Good Lookin'," "Lost Highway," and I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive." On the evening of December 30, 1952, the restless, rail-thin 29-year-old tossed and turned in bed at his home in Montgomery, Ala. The newlyweds spent Christmas 1952 with Williamss mother in Montgomery. [3] In October 1952, he married Billie Jean Jones. Williams told a story in later concerts that attributed his name change to a cat's yowling. His name was misspelled as "Hiriam" on his birth certificate, which was prepared and signed when he was 10 years old. [138], After Williams' death, Audrey Williams filed a suit in Nashville against MGM Records and Acuff-Rose. Jones refused to pay, and further stated that Marshall later intended to convince her to pay him by assuring that he would "pave her the way to collect her husband's state". Tributes to Williams took place the day after his death. [71] On December 13, 1951, he had a spinal fusion at the Vanderbilt University Hospital, being released on December 24. Carr drove through the night as Williams declined his offer to stop for food. [72], During the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York with steel guitarist Don Helms, where he made two appearances with other Grand Ole Opry members on The Kate Smith Evening Hour. [47] As a result of the new variety of his repertoire, Williams published his first songbook, Original Songs of Hank Williams. The funeral took place on January 4 at the Montgomery Auditorium, where an estimated 15,000 to 25,000 attended while the auditorium was filled with 2,750 mourners. Carr talked to Williams for the last time when they stopped at a restaurant in Bristol, Virginia. The court rejected claims made by PolyGram Records and Legacy Entertainment in releasing recordings Williams made for the Mother's Best Flour Show. Hank Williams, the 29-year-old King of Country Music, was to have flown to Charleston, West Virginia for a New Year's Eve concert but an ice storm near Nashville kept him away. The song, backed by "Kaw-Liga", was No. Williams had also married Sheppard before her divorce was final, on the 10th day of a required 60-day reconciliation period. Later he would dull his physical pain with morphine, but alcohol remained his painkiller of choice when he sought to relieve the heartache of his tumultuous relationship with Audrey Sheppard, whom he married in 1942 (they divorced in 1952). Montgomery, Alabama - Family at Hank Williams memorial unveiling. [142], For other people named Hank Williams, see. Prior to that, duplicates were made and intended to be published by a third party. Meanwhile, "Weary Blues From Waitin'" reached No. The break had to come, he added. With Hill's help, the family began collecting the money. [57] On June 11, 1949, Williams made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, where he became the first performer to receive six encores. [34] He died in 1939, but his musical legacy would live on in Williams. [13][14], As a child, Williams was nicknamed "Harm" by his family and "Herky" or "Skeets" by his friends. "I think he had a profound sadness in him," says Marc Abraham, writer and director of I Saw The Light. Author Colin Escott concluded in his . [23] Despite his medical condition, the family managed fairly well financially throughout the Great Depression. The unfinished lyrics were later returned to Sony/ATV, which handed them to Bob Dylan in 2008 to complete the songs for a new album. 7. Meanwhile, between tour schedules, Williams returned to Montgomery to host his radio show. [42] He continued to show up for his radio show intoxicated, so in August 1942 the WSFA radio station fired him for "habitual drunkenness". However, his plaintive, bluesy phrasing was unique and became a touchstone of country music. Many artists have covered his songs and he has influenced Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones, George Strait, Charley Pride, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, among others. [68] In October, Williams recorded a demo, "There's a Tear in My Beer" for a friend, "Big Bill Lister", who recorded it in the studio. [62] Although the real identity of Luke the Drifter was supposed to be anonymous, Williams often performed part of the material of the recordings on stage. While he was medically disqualified from military service after suffering a back injury caused by falling from a bull during a rodeo in Texas, his band members were all drafted to serve. Advance ticket sales totaled US$3,500 (equivalent to US$35,714.9 in 2011). [73] That same year, Williams had a brief extramarital affair with dancer Bobbie Jett, with whom he fathered a daughter, Jett Williams. Instead, Williams died 67 years ago, on Jan. 1, 1953. Regardless, Carr said he next drove to "a cut-rate gas station". For a time his relationship with Fred Rose deteriorated, but the two were able to mend fences, paving the way for Williams to become a regular on the "Louisiana Hayride," a regular Saturday night performance hosted by a radio station in Shreveport. When new wife Billie. "Long Gone Daddy: A Biography of Hank Williams, Country Music's Tragic Hero". Probably taught his first chords by Payne, Williams began playing the guitar at age 8. His salary was enough for him to start his own band, which he dubbed the Drifting Cowboys. [50], On September 14, 1946, Williams auditioned for Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, but was rejected. Williams said he did not, and those are believed to be his last words. Under Williams' guidance, Sheppard started playing bass and began performing in his band. What began with Williams writing material for singer Molly O'Day eventually gave way to a record contract with the recently created MGM label. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Williams' mother had claimed that he was dead. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. He died in the back seat of his Cadillac while being driven to a gig on New Year's Day 1953. [30] Williams's remains are interred at the Oakwood Annex in Montgomery. Roy Acuff, along with a host of countrys biggest stars, performed I Saw The Light., MONTGOMERY, AL - JANUARY 4: Guitar themed flower arrangements adorn the gravesite of country singer Hank Williams as he is laid to rest at the Oakwood Cemetary Annex on January 4, 1953 in Montgomery, Alabama. Hank Williams Sr. It could be argued, in fact, that his early death only enhanced his legend. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Williamss music itself was not especially groundbreaking, though he was a deft synthesizer of blues, honky-tonk country, western swing, and other genres. [15] That evening, when the announcer at Canton announced Williams's death to the gathered crowd, they started laughing, thinking that it was just another excuse. After school and on weekends, Williams sang and played his Silvertone guitar on the sidewalk in front of the WSFA radio studio. Williams was among the first class of artists inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961, and in 2010, the Pulitzer Board awarded him a special citation for songwriting. Picking up the guitar for the first time at the age of eight, Williams was just 13 when he made his radio debut. The president of MGM Records told Billboard magazine that the company got only about five requests for pictures of Williams during the weeks before his death, but over 300 afterwards. Williams and Sheppard lived and worked together in Mobile. [83], On January 2, Williams' body was transported to Montgomery, Alabama, where it was placed in a silver casket that was displayed at his mother's boarding house for two days. In regards to her half-brother and where they stand today, Jett said: As far as having a personal relationship, we dont have like a brother-sister relationship, but we do get along; we do business and I think the world does realize that both of us have our dads best interest at heart.. Williams eventually started to host a show on KWKH and started touring across western Louisiana and eastern Texas, always returning on Saturdays for the weekly broadcast of the Hayride. An immensely talented songwriter and an impassioned vocalist, he also experienced great crossover success in the popular music market. He remained hospitalized for eight years, rendering him mostly absent throughout Williams' childhood. The result of the original autopsy indicated that Williams died of a heart attack. Hank Williams is considered one of the most popular American country music singer/songwriters with songs like "Cold, Cold Heart," "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive." Secondly,how did hank williams pass away? While Jett was a college junior at the University of Alabama in Montgomery majoring in recreation therapy, her adoptive . More than half of the 66 recordings he would make under his own name (he also released a string of religious-themed recordings under the name Luke the Drifter) were Top Ten country and western hits, many of them reaching number one, including Cold, Cold Heart, Your Cheatin Heart, Hey, Good Lookin, Jambalaya (On the Bayou), and Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive. His extraordinary Lost Highway peaked at number 12. Ernest Tubbs began the funeral with Beyond the Sunset and Red Foley and The Statesman Quartet sang Peace In The Valley.. Both women had been using the description professionally. He returned to Shreveport, Louisiana, to perform on KWKH and WBAM shows and in the Louisiana Hayride, for which he toured again. Long plagued by alcoholism, Williams fell ill at the Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville on the last night of 1952. When several of his band members were drafted during World War II, he had trouble with their replacements, and WSFA terminated his contract because of his alcoholism. The day after Williams died, The Montgomery Advertiser recalled Williams as a former peanut vendor who learned to play guitar at age 6. He made his radio debut at age 13; formed his first band, Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys, at age 14; and early on began wearing the cowboy hats and western clothing that later were so associated with him. Advance ticket sales totaled $3,500. In 1951, Williams hosted a 15-minute show for Mother's Best Flour on WSM radio. After recording "Never Again" and "Honky Tonkin'" with Sterling Records, he signed a contract with MGM Records. After Hawkshaw Hawkins and other performers started singing "I Saw the Light" as a tribute to Williams, the crowd, now realizing that he was indeed dead, followed them. His physical appearance diminished, too. Due to Williams' tour schedules, some of the shows were previously recorded to be played in his absence. Years of back pain, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse severely compromised Williams' health. [26] His final single released during his lifetime was ironically titled "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive." [137], Williams was portrayed by English actor Tom Hiddleston in the 2016 biopic I Saw the Light, based on Colin Escott's 1994 book Hank Williams: The Biography. His father was a railroad engineer who was also a victim of shell shock after a year of fighting in France in 1918 during World War I and spent many years in veterans hospitals. Williams was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most significant country music artists of all time. [18], In the fall of 1934, the Williams family moved to Greenville, Alabama, where Lillie opened a boarding house next to the Butler County courthouse. Marshall gave Cunningham a list of his patients, including Hank Williams. Carr requested a doctor for Williams, who was feeling the combination of the chloral hydrate and alcohol he consumed on the way from Montgomery. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. He acknowledged that in previous testimony he had falsely claimed to be a physician. Having only recently recorded what would become some of his best-loved songs -- including Kawliga and Your Cheatin Heart -- Williams performed his final concert in Austin, Texas on Dec. 19, 1952. Williams had married his second wife, Billie Jean Jones in October 1952, as 14,000 people looked on in Louisiana where Williams hosted radio shows after being fired from the Grand Ole Opry in August of that year. [29] In 1937, Williams got into a fight with his physical education teacher about exercises the coach wanted him to do. There was desire, burden, fear, ambition, reverse after reverse, bitter disappointment, joy, success, sympathy, love for people. One year later, he released a cover of "Lovesick Blues", a huge country hit, which propelled him to stardom on the Grand Ole Opry. Long plagued by alcoholism, Williams fell ill at the Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville on the last night of 1952. Little did he know that the woman he would fall in love with would be the key to his success. Williams and Sheppard married in 1944. It was something he apparently saw coming. On New Year's Day in 1953 the heart of country music was broken; the Shakespeare of Country Music died in the backseat of a powder blue Cadillac in Oak Hill, West Virginia on his way to a booking in Canton, Ohio. [clarification needed][20], The body was transported to Montgomery on January 2. She worked in a cannery and served as a night-shift nurse in the local hospital. [19] In 1935, they settled in Garland, Alabama, where Lillie opened a new boarding house; they later moved with Williams' cousin Opal McNeil to Georgiana, Alabama,[20] where Lillie took several side jobs to support the family despite the bleak economic climate of the Great Depression. As a girl, Jones had lived down the street from Williams when he was with the Louisiana Hayride, and now Williams began to visit her frequently in Shreveport, causing him to miss many Grand Ole Opry appearances. His mother adopted Jett, who was made a ward of the state after her grandmother died and then adopted by another couple.
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