Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams

Hank Williams, the quintessential country music singer and songwriter, lived a life as lonesome, desolate, and filled with sorrow as his timeless songs. From Williams's dirt- poor beginnings as a sickly child to his emergence as a star of the Grand Ole Opry, Lovesick Blues is the definitive biography of the man and his music.

Author: Paul Hemphill
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/01/2006
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.30w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780143037712

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/01/2006 pg. 28

About the Author
Paul Hemphill was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of four novels and eleven works of nonfiction dealing with the blue-collar South, including The Nashville Sound.