Timeline Hank Williams: Your Cheatin' Heart

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• 1923 Hank Williams born in Mount Olive, Alabama Hiram King Williams Born with a spinal condition that later causes him great pain.
• 1937 Hank Williams gets a radio show in Montgomery WSFA Performs on radio with his band, the Drifting Cowboys.
• 1946 Hank Williams signs with Acuff-Rose Fred Rose Songwriting contract with Nashville publisher Fred Rose.
• 1947 Hank Williams releases Move It on Over MGM Records His first hit on MGM.
• 1948 Hank Williams joins the Louisiana Hayride Shreveport Becomes a star on the radio show.
• 1949 Hank Williams releases Lovesick Blues Number one Number one for 16 weeks.
• 1949 Hank Williams debuts at the Grand Ole Opry Six encores Called back for six encores on his first night.
• 1951 Hank Williams' Cold, Cold Heart a pop hit for Tony Bennett Crossover Country songwriting reaches the pop charts.
• 1952 Hank Williams fired from the Grand Ole Opry Drinking Dismissed for drunkenness and missed shows.
• 1952 Hank Williams records Your Cheatin' Heart Last session His final recording session.
• 1953 Hank Williams dies in the back of his car Oak Hill, West Virginia Dies on his way to a New Year's Day show, aged 29.
• 1961 Hank Williams inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame First class Among the first inductees.
• 2010 Hank Williams awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Special Citation Honoured for his craftsmanship as a songwriter.