Hank Williams, Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. will be honored as an icon at this year s BMI awards. The honor puts Williams in elite company. Past honorees include Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, James... More »

It s no shock that the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum got a tepid response from Hank Williams Jr. on their plans for an exhibit on his family, from his iconic and troubled father through his own... More »

Hank Williams Jr. and bluegrass duo Flatt & Scruggs will be among this year s five new inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday. The two acts, along with country... More »

Hank Williams Jr. put the honky tonk on hold Tuesday as he surrendered to Memphis authorities in an assault case. The Grammy- and Emmy-winning country music star turned himself in after a warrant... More »

Forget football. The question Hank Williams Jr. should be asking himself right about now is whether he s ready for a police probe. A 19-year-old waitress is accusing the country crooner, whose theme... More »

(1/16/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock have teamed up yet again, this time in honor of Super Bowl Sunday. The two spent the weekend at Rock s Detroit home where they recorded Are You... More »

(10/17/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. let the cat out of the bag by telling the audience at a Dallas concert that he was going to the Kid Rock-Pam Anderson wedding next month in Las Vegas. The wedding... More »

(8/19/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. has recorded sound for some pretty interesting promos that will be hitting the ABC TV airwaves very soon. Williams sings some different lyrics to his famous Are... More »

(6/20/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Already tapped to step in after Toby Keith s controversial removal from the ABC network s In Search Of America: A July 4th Musical Celebration, Hank Williams Jr. has also been... More »

(6/19/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. is coming under some scrutiny from country music fans--particularly Toby Keith fans--after announcing his decision to appear on the upcoming ABC special, In... More »

(6/17/02, 7 p.m. ET) -- ABC-TV news anchor Peter Jennings might find Toby Keith too controversial for the network s upcoming July 4 special, but apparently not Hank Williams Jr. The legendary entertainer... More »

(6/4/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- One of the more interesting musical pairings as of late is between Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock. The two have recorded and performed live together, most recently on the Academy... More »

(5/6/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock are confirmed to perform together on the upcoming Academy Of Country Music Awards later this month. The two will sing The F Word, a song they recorded... More »

(4/28/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. and sports announcer John Madden were in Nashville earlier this week to record this season s series of theme songs for Monday Night Football on ABC. This is Williams... More »

(2/7/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. will perform at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on February 16, making his first re-appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in more than two decades. Williams is scheduled... More »

(1/23/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- Kid Rock appears on The F Word on Hank Williams Jr. s recently released album, Almeria Club Recordings, and the rock-rapper is even talking about hitting the road with the country... More »

(1/19/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Hank Williams Jr. s rowdy fans have spoken and stepped up to the cash registers in numbers large enough to make their country boy a hit with sales of Williams s Almeria Club,... More »

(2/20/01, 4 p.m. ET) -- The country music world was rocked by news of the death of NASCAR race car driver Dale Earnhardt on Sunday (February 18) in the final lap of the Daytona 500. Several artists who... More »

(8/18/00, 12 p.m ET) - Fans attending Kid Rock s concert at AmSouth Amphitheater in Antioch, Tennessee, on Saturday (August 19) might be in for a treat: Hank Williams Jr. is expected to join Kid on stage... More »

(2/10/00, 7 a.m. ET) - Hank Williams, Jr. will attend the funeral of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas. The two became close friends after meeting at a concert years ago when Thomas played... More »

(2/18/98) - The country music industry lost another of its pioneers when legendary promoter/ agent Buddy Lee died of respiratory failure on February 13th. Lee was the founder of Nashville-based Buddy... More »