Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953), born Hiram King Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time. Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
Born in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, Williams moved to Georgiana
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www.hank3.com The Legend of D. Ray White by Hank Williams III from Straight to Hell
(Am)Way down in West Vir(C)gina there's some (D)people who are one of a (Am)kind. (Am)They don't need nothing from (C)nobody, 'cause they're (Em)already doin' fine. You got (Am)Hasil Adkins (C)hunching and (D)Mamie is raisin' (Am)hell And the (C)legend of D. Ray White will never (Em)die like a rebel (Am)yell.
And ol' (C)Jesco's dancin' (D)in his daddy's (Am)shoes. Yea ol' (C)Hasil's still hunchin' (D)out them Boone county (Am)blues. And ol' (C)Mamie, you know (D)she's done some time in (Am)jail And the (C)legend of D. Ray White will never (Em)die like a rebel (Am)yell.
(Am)Bertie Mae White, She's the (C)strongest woman that I've (D)ever met in my (Am)life. (Am)She raised over 24 (C)of her own and (Em)had to watch her husband die. (Am)She's always fightin' (C)hard and (D)living off the (Am)land And (C)when she's done livin' in this world, you know the (Em)Lord's gonna take her by her (Am)hand.
And ol' (C)Jesco's dancin' (D)in his daddy's (Am)shoes. Yea ol' (C)Hasil's still hunchin' (D)out them Boone county (Am)blues. And (C)Mamie, you know (D)she's still raisin' (Am)hell And the (C)legend of D. Ray White will never (Em)die like a rebel (Am)yell. And the (Em)legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel (Am)yell.