Hank Jr. didn’t really make it really big until he started developing his own style and doing his own stuff. He wrote about his real life. When he was young, he was forced to do his dad’s music to continue the legacy. Hank Jr. is a very talented musician, learning from the best in Nashville. He learned piano from Jerry Lee Lewis & had banjo lessons from Earl Scruggs. Besides the obvious guitar, he can also play fiddle, harmonica & drums. He has written some great stuff that hasn’t been cut as singles. Some of my favorites are Montana Café, Blue Dot Montana, The Blues Man; My Name is Bocephus; Twodot, Montana; O.D.’d in Denver; The Homecoming Queen & one of the best is The Conversation with Waylon Jennings.

Interesting local note: Hank Jr. was born in Shreveport.

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Posted by Atomic Robot

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Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:22 pm to oompaw

His last few albums were pretty uneven, but they contained some real great songs

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Posted by B&TCoonhound

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Posted on 12/5/13 at 1:44 pm to SaintlyTiger88

I like Hank III. He's off his rocker for sure and all that punk rock shite sucks, but a lot of his music is good. Thunderstorms and Neon Signs, Country Heroes, D Ray White, Low Down, Not Everybody Likes Us, Pills I Took, etc.

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Posted by Tiger in Texas

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Posted on 12/8/13 at 2:41 pm to SaintlyTiger88

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although you do have to give Hank Jr. credit for developing his own style rather than just imitating his Dad's style. When he was growing up, he sang all of his Dad's songs in the same style as his Dad, and understandably, wanted to do his own thing and make his own mark on the music world. When he found his own sound, it was definitely a good deal different from Hank Sr. Hank Jr. developed a southern-rock influenced country sound, and his songs covered different themes than what Hank Sr.'s did. Obviously they were from two different generations, so there were bound to be differences.

I don't know if Hank Jr. would have gotten as big as he has if he weren't Hank Williams' son. He definitely is talented and knows how to craft a catchy country tune. These days he's more into politics than anything else, but he has maintained that outlaw image. I still think it was real crappy of ESPN to let Hank go the way they did, to me, they were looking for a reason to let him go, and all it took was a comment about Obama from Hank Jr. to seal the deal. MNF doesn't even have a theme song anymore, and "Are You Ready For Some Football" helped define MNF. Oh well.

I can't imagine the pressure Hank Jr. had when he was young, being told again and again who his daddy was, it's no wonder he turned to drugs and drinking. I haven't heard III in quite some time, but I give him credit in his early years for paying music like Hank Sr AND thrash metal!

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