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	Several of Williams's descendants became musicians: son Hank Williams Jr., daughter [[Jett Williams]], grandsons [[Hank Williams III]] and Sam Williams, and granddaughters Hilary Williams and [[Holly Williams (musician)\|Holly Williams]] are also country musicians.{{sfn\|Chiu, David\|2010}}{{sfn\|AP staff\|2008}}{{sfn\|Betts, Stephen L.\|2018}} In July 2020, his granddaughter Katherine (Hank Jr.'s daughter) died in a car crash at the age of 27.{{sfn\|Pasquini, Maria\|2020}} His great-grandson Coleman Finchum, son of Hank Williams III, released his debut single credited to IV and the Strange Band in 2021.{{sfn\|Harmon, Bryce\|2021}} Meanwhile, Lewis Fitzgerald's son Ricky billed himself as Hank Williams IV following his father's claim of being Williams's son.~~{{sfn\|Savingcountrymusic.com\|2021}}~~		Several of Williams's descendants became musicians: son Hank Williams Jr., daughter [[Jett Williams]], grandsons [[Hank Williams III]] and Sam Williams, and granddaughters Hilary Williams and [[Holly Williams (musician)\|Holly Williams]] are also country musicians.{{sfn\|Chiu, David\|2010}}{{sfn\|AP staff\|2008}}{{sfn\|Betts, Stephen L.\|2018}} In July 2020, his granddaughter Katherine (Hank Jr.'s daughter) died in a car crash at the age of 27.{{sfn\|Pasquini, Maria\|2020}} His great-grandson Coleman Finchum, son of Hank Williams III, released his debut single credited to IV and the Strange Band in 2021.{{sfn\|Harmon, Bryce\|2021}} Meanwhile, Lewis Fitzgerald's son Ricky billed himself as Hank Williams IV following his father's claim of being Williams's son.

	According to reportage in the Los Angeles Times, on his road trips Williams carried a brown leather briefcase containing notebooks in which he wrote musings, lines and verses of song lyrics, as well as jottings on whatever had been handy. After he died, the cache of sixty-six unpublished songs in four notebooks was stored in a fireproof vault at the Nashville offices of his publishing firm, Acuff-Rose Publications. The vault was moved in 2002 to the offices of Sony ATV Music when it acquired Acuff-Rose.{{sfn\|Lewis, Randy\|2011}}		According to reportage in the Los Angeles Times, on his road trips Williams carried a brown leather briefcase containing notebooks in which he wrote musings, lines and verses of song lyrics, as well as jottings on whatever had been handy. After he died, the cache of sixty-six unpublished songs in four notebooks was stored in a fireproof vault at the Nashville offices of his publishing firm, Acuff-Rose Publications. The vault was moved in 2002 to the offices of Sony ATV Music when it acquired Acuff-Rose.{{sfn\|Lewis, Randy\|2011}}
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	* {{cite magazine\|author=Rolling Stone staff\|date=January 1, 2023\|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/hank-williams-6-1234643159/\|accessdate=September 19, 2023}}		* {{cite magazine\|author=Rolling Stone staff\|date=January 1, 2023\|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/hank-williams-6-1234643159/\|accessdate=September 19, 2023}}
	* {{cite news\|author=Sauter, Danica\|date=September 21, 2023\|title=Country Music Hall of Fame honors Hank Williams with special concert\|work=Gray Media Group, Inc.\|url=https://www.wsmv.com/2023/09/21/country-music-hall-fame-honors-hank-williams-with-special-concert/\|accessdate=September 25, 2023}}		* {{cite news\|author=Sauter, Danica\|date=September 21, 2023\|title=Country Music Hall of Fame honors Hank Williams with special concert\|work=Gray Media Group, Inc.\|url=https://www.wsmv.com/2023/09/21/country-music-hall-fame-honors-hank-williams-with-special-concert/\|accessdate=September 25, 2023}}
	* {{cite news\|author=Savingcountrymusic.com\|date=April 8, 2021\|title=The Hank Williams Lineage Continues with Hank3's Son "IV"\|url=https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/the-hank-williams-linage-continues-with-hank3s-son-iv/\|work=Saving Country Music\|access-date=April 14, 2021}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Schneider, M.\|year=2008\|title=The Long and Winding Road from Blake to the Beatles\|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan\|isbn=978-0-230-61317-1}}		* {{cite book\|author=Schneider, M.\|year=2008\|title=The Long and Winding Road from Blake to the Beatles\|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan\|isbn=978-0-230-61317-1}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Selvin, Joel\|year=1990\|title=Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation\|publisher=Contemporary Books\|isbn=0-8092-4187-0\|url=https://archive.org/details/rickynelsonidolf0000selv/page/164/mode/2up?q=%22hank+williams%22\|via=Archive.org\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=July 12, 2023}}		* {{cite book\|author=Selvin, Joel\|year=1990\|title=Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation\|publisher=Contemporary Books\|isbn=0-8092-4187-0\|url=https://archive.org/details/rickynelsonidolf0000selv/page/164/mode/2up?q=%22hank+williams%22\|via=Archive.org\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=July 12, 2023}}

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	In 1944, Williams married [[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]], who competed with his mother to control his career. After recording "Never Again" and "[[Honky Tonkin']]{{-"}} with [[Sterling Records (US)\|Sterling Records]], he signed a contract with [[MGM Records]]. He released the hit single "[[Move It On Over (song)\|Move It On Over]]" in 1947 and joined the ''[[Louisiana Hayride]]'' radio program. The next year he released a cover of "[[Lovesick Blues]]", which quickly reached number one on ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]''{{'s}} Top Country & Western singles chart and propelled him to stardom on the [[Grand Ole Opry]]. Although unable to read or [[musical notation\|notate music]] to any significant degree, he wrote such iconic hits as "[[Your Cheatin' Heart]]", "[[Hey, Good Lookin' (song)\|Hey, Good Lookin']]{{-"}}, and "[[I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry]]". In 1952, Audrey<!--She took the surname Williams after her marriage, thus, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#People_with_the_same_surname, is referred to as "Audrey" from now on.--> divorced him and he married [[Billie Jean Horton]]. He was dismissed by the Grand Ole Opry because of his unreliability and alcoholism.		In 1944, Williams married [[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]], who competed with his mother to control his career. After recording "Never Again" and "[[Honky Tonkin']]{{-"}} with [[Sterling Records (US)\|Sterling Records]], he signed a contract with [[MGM Records]]. He released the hit single "[[Move It On Over (song)\|Move It On Over]]" in 1947 and joined the ''[[Louisiana Hayride]]'' radio program. The next year he released a cover of "[[Lovesick Blues]]", which quickly reached number one on ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]''{{'s}} Top Country & Western singles chart and propelled him to stardom on the [[Grand Ole Opry]]. Although unable to read or [[musical notation\|notate music]] to any significant degree, he wrote such iconic hits as "[[Your Cheatin' Heart]]", "[[Hey, Good Lookin' (song)\|Hey, Good Lookin']]{{-"}}, and "[[I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry]]". In 1952, Audrey<!--She took the surname Williams after her marriage, thus, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#People_with_the_same_surname, is referred to as "Audrey" from now on.--> divorced him and he married [[Billie Jean Horton]]. He was dismissed by the Grand Ole Opry because of his unreliability and alcoholism.

	Years of back pain, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse severely compromised Williams's health, and at the age of 29, Williams suffered from heart failure and [[Death of Hank Williams\|died unexpectedly]] in the back seat of a car near [[Oak Hill, West Virginia]], en route to a concert in [[Canton, Ohio]], on New Year's Day 1953. Despite his relatively brief career, he is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century, especially in [[country music]]. Many artists have covered his songs and he has influenced [[Chuck Berry]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Bob Dylan]], and [[the Rolling Stones]], among others. He was inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 1961, the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1970, the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1987, the [[Native American Music Awards]] Hall of Fame in 1999, and gained a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. In 2010, he was posthumously awarded a [[Pulitzer Prize Special Citation]] for his "craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life."		Years of back pain, alcoholism, and prescription drug abuse severely compromised Williams's health, and at the age of 29, Williams suffered from heart failure and [[Death of Hank Williams\|died unexpectedly]] in the back seat of a car near [[Oak Hill, West Virginia]], en route to a concert in [[Canton, Ohio]], on New Year's Day 1953. Despite his relatively brief career, he is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century, especially in [[country music]]. Many artists have covered his songs and he has influenced [[Chuck Berry]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Bob Dylan]], and [[the Rolling Stones]], among others. He was inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 1961, the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1970, the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1987, the [[Native American Music Awards]] Hall of Fame in 1999, and gained a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. In 2010, he was posthumously awarded a [[Pulitzer Prize Special Citation]] for his "craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life."

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	\|genre = {{hlist\|[[Country music\|Country]]\|[[Western music (North America)\|Western]]\|[[honky-tonk#Music\|honky-tonk]]\|\|[[gospel music\|gospel]]\|[[blues]]\|[[~~proto-~~rockabilly\|rockabilly]]}}		\|genre = {{hlist\|[[Country music\|Country]]\|[[Western music (North America)\|Western]]\|[[honky-tonk#Music\|honky-tonk]]\|\|[[gospel music\|gospel]]\|[[blues]]\|[[rockabilly\|proto-rockabilly]]}}
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	\|associated_acts = {{hlist\|[[Drifting Cowboys]]\|[[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]]\|[[Lefty Frizzell]]\|[[Stonewall Jackson (musician)\|Stonewall Jackson]]\|[[Jerry Byrd]]\|[[Ray Price (musician)\|Ray Price]]\|[[Hank Snow]]\|[[Hank Thompson (musician)\|Hank Thompson]]}}		\|associated_acts = {{hlist\|[[Drifting Cowboys]]\|[[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]]\|[[Lefty Frizzell]]\|[[Stonewall Jackson (musician)\|Stonewall Jackson]]\|[[Jerry Byrd]]\|[[Ray Price (musician)\|Ray Price]]\|[[Hank Snow]]\|[[Hank Thompson (musician)\|Hank Thompson]]}}

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	[[File:HankWilliams1951concert.jpg\|thumb\|Williams performing in 1951\|left\|upright=0.9]]		[[File:HankWilliams1951concert.jpg\|thumb\|Williams performing in 1951\|left\|upright=0.9]]

	In the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York City twice with his band and a Grand Ole Opry troupe to appear on two episodes of the nationally broadcast ''[[Kate Smith\|The Kate Smith Evening Hour]]''.{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|p=209, 211}} On March 26, he performed "[[Hey Good Lookin' (song)\|Hey Good Lookin']]" and joined the rest of the cast in singing "[[I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song)\|I Saw the Light]]."{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023a}} On April 23, he performed "[[Cold, Cold Heart]]" and sang a truncated "[[I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)]]" with [[Anita Carter]], and later joined the cast in singing "Glory Bound Train."{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023b}} During the same year, Williams had a brief extramarital affair with dancer Bobbie Jett, resulting in the birth of their daughter, [[Jett Williams]].{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=209, 226-227}}		In the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York City twice with his band and a Grand Ole Opry troupe to appear on two episodes of the nationally broadcast ''[[Kate Smith\|The Kate Smith Evening Hour]]''.{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|p=209, 211}} On March 26, he performed "[[Hey Good Lookin' (song)\|Hey Good Lookin']]" and joined the rest of the cast in singing "[[I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song)\|I Saw the Light]]".{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023a}} On April 23, he performed "[[Cold, Cold Heart]]" and sang a truncated "[[I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)]]" with [[Anita Carter]], and later joined the cast in singing "Glory Bound Train".{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023b}} During the same year, Williams had a brief extramarital affair with dancer Bobbie Jett, resulting in the birth of their daughter, [[Jett Williams]].{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=209, 226-227}}

	In June 1952, he recorded "[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]", "[[Window Shopping (song)\|Window Shopping]]", "[[Settin' the Woods on Fire]]", and "[[I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]". Audrey Williams divorced him that year; the next day he recorded "[[You Win Again (Hank Williams song)\|You Win Again]]" and "[[I Won't Be Home No More]]".{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=213-216}} Around this time, he met [[Billie Jean Horton\|Billie Jean Jones]], a girlfriend of country singer [[Faron Young]], at the Grand Ole Opry. 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.{{sfn\|Williams, Roger M.\|1981\|p=201-204}}		In June 1952, he recorded "[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]", "[[Window Shopping (song)\|Window Shopping]]", "[[Settin' the Woods on Fire]]", and "[[I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]". Audrey Williams divorced him that year; the next day he recorded "[[You Win Again (Hank Williams song)\|You Win Again]]" and "[[I Won't Be Home No More]]".{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=213-216}} Around this time, he met [[Billie Jean Horton\|Billie Jean Jones]], a girlfriend of country singer [[Faron Young]], at the Grand Ole Opry. 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.{{sfn\|Williams, Roger M.\|1981\|p=201-204}}

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	Several of Williams's descendants became musicians: son Hank Williams Jr., daughter [[Jett Williams]], grandsons [[Hank Williams III]] and Sam Williams, and granddaughters Hilary Williams and [[Holly Williams (musician)\|Holly Williams]] are also country musicians.{{sfn\|Chiu, David\|2010}}{{sfn\|AP staff\|2008}}{{sfn\|Betts, Stephen L.\|2018}} In July 2020, his granddaughter Katherine (Hank Jr.'s daughter) died in a car crash at the age of 27.{{sfn\|Pasquini, Maria\|2020}} His great-grandson Coleman Finchum, son of Hank Williams III, released his debut single credited to IV and the Strange Band in 2021.{{sfn\|Harmon, Bryce\|2021}} Meanwhile, Lewis Fitzgerald's son Ricky billed himself as Hank Williams IV following his father's claim of being Williams's son.~~{{sfn\|Savingcountrymusic.com\|2021}}~~		Several of Williams's descendants became musicians: son Hank Williams Jr., daughter [[Jett Williams]], grandsons [[Hank Williams III]] and Sam Williams, and granddaughters Hilary Williams and [[Holly Williams (musician)\|Holly Williams]] are also country musicians.{{sfn\|Chiu, David\|2010}}{{sfn\|AP staff\|2008}}{{sfn\|Betts, Stephen L.\|2018}} In July 2020, his granddaughter Katherine (Hank Jr.'s daughter) died in a car crash at the age of 27.{{sfn\|Pasquini, Maria\|2020}} His great-grandson Coleman Finchum, son of Hank Williams III, released his debut single credited to IV and the Strange Band in 2021.{{sfn\|Harmon, Bryce\|2021}} Meanwhile, Lewis Fitzgerald's son Ricky billed himself as Hank Williams IV following his father's claim of being Williams's son.

	According to reportage in the Los Angeles Times, on his road trips Williams carried a brown leather briefcase containing notebooks in which he wrote musings, lines and verses of song lyrics, as well as jottings on whatever had been handy. After he died, the cache of sixty-six unpublished songs in four notebooks was stored in a fireproof vault at the Nashville offices of his publishing firm, Acuff-Rose Publications. The vault was moved in 2002 to the offices of Sony ATV Music when it acquired Acuff-Rose.{{sfn\|Lewis, Randy\|2011}}		According to reportage in the Los Angeles Times, on his road trips Williams carried a brown leather briefcase containing notebooks in which he wrote musings, lines and verses of song lyrics, as well as jottings on whatever had been handy. After he died, the cache of sixty-six unpublished songs in four notebooks was stored in a fireproof vault at the Nashville offices of his publishing firm, Acuff-Rose Publications. The vault was moved in 2002 to the offices of Sony ATV Music when it acquired Acuff-Rose.{{sfn\|Lewis, Randy\|2011}}
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	* {{cite magazine\|author=Rolling Stone staff\|date=January 1, 2023\|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/hank-williams-6-1234643159/\|accessdate=September 19, 2023}}		* {{cite magazine\|author=Rolling Stone staff\|date=January 1, 2023\|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/hank-williams-6-1234643159/\|accessdate=September 19, 2023}}
	* {{cite news\|author=Sauter, Danica\|date=September 21, 2023\|title=Country Music Hall of Fame honors Hank Williams with special concert\|work=Gray Media Group, Inc.\|url=https://www.wsmv.com/2023/09/21/country-music-hall-fame-honors-hank-williams-with-special-concert/\|accessdate=September 25, 2023}}		* {{cite news\|author=Sauter, Danica\|date=September 21, 2023\|title=Country Music Hall of Fame honors Hank Williams with special concert\|work=Gray Media Group, Inc.\|url=https://www.wsmv.com/2023/09/21/country-music-hall-fame-honors-hank-williams-with-special-concert/\|accessdate=September 25, 2023}}
	* {{cite news\|author=Savingcountrymusic.com\|date=April 8, 2021\|title=The Hank Williams Lineage Continues with Hank3's Son "IV"\|url=https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/the-hank-williams-linage-continues-with-hank3s-son-iv/\|work=Saving Country Music\|access-date=April 14, 2021}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Schneider, M.\|year=2008\|title=The Long and Winding Road from Blake to the Beatles\|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan\|isbn=978-0-230-61317-1}}		* {{cite book\|author=Schneider, M.\|year=2008\|title=The Long and Winding Road from Blake to the Beatles\|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan\|isbn=978-0-230-61317-1}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Selvin, Joel\|year=1990\|title=Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation\|publisher=Contemporary Books\|isbn=0-8092-4187-0\|url=https://archive.org/details/rickynelsonidolf0000selv/page/164/mode/2up?q=%22hank+williams%22\|via=Archive.org\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=July 12, 2023}}		* {{cite book\|author=Selvin, Joel\|year=1990\|title=Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation\|publisher=Contemporary Books\|isbn=0-8092-4187-0\|url=https://archive.org/details/rickynelsonidolf0000selv/page/164/mode/2up?q=%22hank+williams%22\|via=Archive.org\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=July 12, 2023}}

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	\|associated_acts = {{hlist\|[[Drifting Cowboys]]\|[[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]]\|[[Lefty Frizzell]]\|[[Stonewall Jackson (musician)\|Stonewall Jackson]]\|[[Jerry Byrd]]\|[[Ray Price (musician)\|Ray Price]]\|[[Hank Snow]]\|[[Hank Thompson (musician)\|Hank Thompson]]}}		\|associated_acts = {{hlist\|[[Drifting Cowboys]]\|[[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]]\|[[Lefty Frizzell]]\|[[Stonewall Jackson (musician)\|Stonewall Jackson]]\|[[Jerry Byrd]]\|[[Ray Price (musician)\|Ray Price]]\|[[Hank Snow]]\|[[Hank Thompson (musician)\|Hank Thompson]]}}

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	In the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York City twice with his band and a Grand Ole Opry troupe to appear on two episodes of the nationally broadcast ''[[Kate Smith\|The Kate Smith Evening Hour]]''.{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|p=209, 211}} On March 26, he performed "[[Hey Good Lookin' (song)\|Hey Good Lookin']]" and joined the rest of the cast in singing "[[I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song)\|I Saw the Light]]."{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023a}} On April 23, he performed "[[Cold, Cold Heart]]" and sang a truncated "[[I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)]]" with [[Anita Carter]], and later joined the cast in singing "Glory Bound Train."{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023b}} During the same year, Williams had a brief extramarital affair with dancer Bobbie Jett, resulting in the birth of their daughter, [[Jett Williams]].{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=209, 226-227}}		In the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York City twice with his band and a Grand Ole Opry troupe to appear on two episodes of the nationally broadcast ''[[Kate Smith\|The Kate Smith Evening Hour]]''.{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|p=209, 211}} On March 26, he performed "[[Hey Good Lookin' (song)\|Hey Good Lookin']]" and joined the rest of the cast in singing "[[I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song)\|I Saw the Light]]".{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023a}} On April 23, he performed "[[Cold, Cold Heart]]" and sang a truncated "[[I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)]]" with [[Anita Carter]], and later joined the cast in singing "Glory Bound Train".{{sfn\|CMHoF\|2023b}} During the same year, Williams had a brief extramarital affair with dancer Bobbie Jett, resulting in the birth of their daughter, [[Jett Williams]].{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=209, 226-227}}

	In June 1952, he recorded "[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]", "[[Window Shopping (song)\|Window Shopping]]", "[[Settin' the Woods on Fire]]", and "[[I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]". Audrey Williams divorced him that year; the next day he recorded "[[You Win Again (Hank Williams song)\|You Win Again]]" and "[[I Won't Be Home No More]]".{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=213-216}} Around this time, he met [[Billie Jean Horton\|Billie Jean Jones]], a girlfriend of country singer [[Faron Young]], at the Grand Ole Opry. 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.{{sfn\|Williams, Roger M.\|1981\|p=201-204}}		In June 1952, he recorded "[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]", "[[Window Shopping (song)\|Window Shopping]]", "[[Settin' the Woods on Fire]]", and "[[I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive]]". Audrey Williams divorced him that year; the next day he recorded "[[You Win Again (Hank Williams song)\|You Win Again]]" and "[[I Won't Be Home No More]]".{{sfn\|Escott, Colin\|Merritt, George\|MacEwen, William\|2009\|pp=213-216}} Around this time, he met [[Billie Jean Horton\|Billie Jean Jones]], a girlfriend of country singer [[Faron Young]], at the Grand Ole Opry. 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.{{sfn\|Williams, Roger M.\|1981\|p=201-204}}

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	\| alias = {{hlist\|The Singing Kid\|Lovesick Blues Boy\|Luke the Drifter\|The Hillbilly Shakespeare}}		\| alias = {{hlist\|The Singing Kid\|Lovesick Blues Boy\|Luke the Drifter\|The Hillbilly Shakespeare}}
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1923\|09\|17\|mf=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1923\|09\|17\|mf=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Butler County, Alabama]], U.S.		\| birth_place = [[Butler County, Alabama\|Butler County]], [[Alabama]], U.S.
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1953\|01\|01\|1923\|09\|17}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1953\|01\|01\|1923\|09\|17}}
	\| death_place = [[Oak Hill, West Virginia]], U.S.		\| death_place = [[Oak Hill, West Virginia\|Oak Hill]], [[West Virginia]], U.S.
	\| resting_place = [[Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama)\|Oakwood Annex Cemetery]], [[Montgomery, Alabama]]		\| resting_place = [[Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama)\|Oakwood Annex Cemetery]], [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
	\| resting_place_coordinates = {{coord\|32.3847\|-86.2913}}		\| resting_place_coordinates = {{coord\|32.3847\|-86.2913}}
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	\|instrument = {{hlist\|Vocals\|guitar\|fiddle}}		\|instrument = {{hlist\|Vocals\|guitar\|fiddle}}
	\|background = solo_singer		\|background = solo_singer
	\|genre = {{hlist\|[[Country music\|Country]]\|[[Western music (North America)\|Western]]\|[[honky-tonk#Music\|honky-tonk]]\|\|[[gospel music\|gospel]]\|[[blues]]\|[[~~rockabilly\|proto-~~rockabilly]]}}		\|genre = {{hlist\|[[Country music\|Country]]\|[[Western music (North America)\|Western]]\|[[honky-tonk#Music\|honky-tonk]]\|\|[[gospel music\|gospel]]\|[[blues]]\|[[rockabilly]]}}
	\|label = {{hlist\|[[Sterling Records (US)\|Sterling]]\|[[MGM Records\|MGM]]}}		\|label = {{hlist\|[[Sterling Records (US)\|Sterling]]\|[[MGM Records\|MGM]]}}
	\|associated_acts = {{hlist\|[[Drifting Cowboys]]\|[[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]]\|[[Lefty Frizzell]]\|[[Stonewall Jackson (musician)\|Stonewall Jackson]]\|[[Jerry Byrd]]\|[[Ray Price (musician)\|Ray Price]]\|[[Hank Snow]]\|[[Hank Thompson (musician)\|Hank Thompson]]}}		\|associated_acts = {{hlist\|[[Drifting Cowboys]]\|[[Audrey Williams\|Audrey Sheppard]]\|[[Lefty Frizzell]]\|[[Stonewall Jackson (musician)\|Stonewall Jackson]]\|[[Jerry Byrd]]\|[[Ray Price (musician)\|Ray Price]]\|[[Hank Snow]]\|[[Hank Thompson (musician)\|Hank Thompson]]}}