It’s not a big secret that Hank Williams, Jr. isn’t President Obama’s biggest fan. But in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the opinionated country singer really slammed the man inhabiting the White House, going as far as to call him “the worst.”
As a child, he was nicknamed "Harm" by his family and "Herky" or "Skeets" by his friends. He was born with a mild undiagnosed case of spina bifida occulta, a disorder of the spinal column, which gave him lifelong pain—a factor in his later abuse of alcohol and drugs.
In 1948 Hank Williams moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, and joined the Louisiana Hayride, a radio show broadcast that propelled him into living rooms all over the southeast appearing on weekend shows.
Cois E. "Pee Wee" Moultrie (1922 - 2012)
While a young man, he performed with Hank Williams Sr. from 1938 to 1940 as a member of the original Drifting Cowboys band.
Pee Wee passed away unexpectedly at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center on the morning of Jan. 15, 2012.
"The Last Ride" movie about Hank Williams is showing in Shreveport for a limited time. The flick already premiered in Cleveland, Ohio, where Hank Williams is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Louisiana Hayride celebrates legend Hank Williams and his music this Sunday with a free concert, and you're invited. It's from 2 until 5 pm at the historic Strand Theatre on Louisiana Avenue in downtown Shreveport.