How did you get that caddy at 17 years old @radio1342 ? When I was 17 I drove a beat up 64 AMC Rambler where if I made too fast of a left turn the right door would fly open, lol.

Somewhere out there, someone is just discovering the music of Hank Williams.

Hank was and still is one of the greatest Country Music Singers and Song Writer of all time

Hank was an incredible writer and singer. I remember when he died. I use to sing his songs at school. I was 12 yrs old, I couldnt believe what had happened to him. My grandfather was a good fiddle player,Hank tried to get him to join his band. My grandfather told him he couldnt because my grandmother was dying from cancer and they had 12 kids to be cared for. Jan. 1,1953,what a loss.

Hank, Buddy and Elvis....all legends. These days we're running pretty short on Legend Material.

HANK WILLIAMS SR WAS AND STILL IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER AND SONGWRITER THEY EVER WAS AND EVER WILL BE.

Thanks for posting, I saw this many years ago and glad it's available.

He died 10 before I was born . My Dad would play Hank !! I had 2 discs replaced in my neck ( DDD) and got fibromyalgia from it . It is debilitating 🤦‍♀️😖 day in and day out . He is no longer suffering. He probably had other medications in him ( not sure about alcohol that day ) that mixed with morphine 😲 . His grandson is the spitting image of him 😲 and his daughter looks like him too . I wish all 3 would get along , and make some music together. That would really make Hank Sr happy . I just can’t believe he was 29 . Self medicating chronic pain and alcohol really took a toll on him 😢

Hank is a Shining life that left too soon.

Hank is country music's only true king , he accomplished in in a short 5 year career, what other artists accomplished in decades . Thanks for posting the video .

I know this is old but I have to say, Hank wasn't on any kind of Probation to be allowed back on the Opry, he was bigger than the Opry and they realized that they had ripped their drawers when they let him go. Hank didn't need the Opry the Opry needed Hank!

Not alot of listeners for such a legend.He was elvis' Predecessor. A REAL

This was friggin awesome. I remember clearly the first time this aired on 26. I was so intrigued with the idea that Hank Williams could have died going up Rutledge pike. The old 11W Drive In is just 2 miles or so from my parents house and the marquee is pictured in the story at least twice. It's funny, I drive by that spot almost every day and think about that story every time. What a pleasure finding it on here. Thanks for uploading it.

rest in peace Hank Williams , the greatest singer of the 50's ...

Rest In Peace - Hank Williams Born: September 17, 1923 Died: January 1, 1953

I love his music and always will.

SAD, I loved his singing

Interesting. I'm going to travel that road one day.

Why do people argue over where someone died???? That’s strange,

great video

The Original Country "OutLaw"!!!🤠

Hank Williams as the best

Love Hank Williams Sr CD song

A man that worked in the hotel SAID< It took 2 men to carry Hank to the car when they left. Whats wrong with this version of the facts?

hank sr. died in a 1953 caddy at the age of 29 i think may him and his songs live for ever

If you ever get the chance read the paperback"Sing a sad song".

Hank's death is shrouded in mystery. The story don't add up . The wounds on Hank's body - welt on the forehead, bruising on the groin and needle marks.

The day the music died!

Do you have any more vintage newscasts from your area?

No mention of their stop in Bristol VA.

How do you administer a shot without knowing if he had other meds or drugs in his system? Dr. Should have been more investigated as this just seemed to be hushed quickly. Rip Hank.

to sad, to sad ! :(

At age 29 hank would have been just another young punk to him if he was Sheriff at the time. Hindsight is 20/20

That’s legend

Hank Williams died in Oak Hill, Wva.

This is different from what I read about his death. Read Hank had stopped at some restaurant on his way to where ever, did a song or two, then headed down the road on his on and apparently lost control of his car on the snowy road. Thanks for posting the video.

Here is a true fact. Hank died somewhere along the highway in the month of December the year 1952. But as is common it is not official until a corner can pronounce the death so that was not until January 1953. He and I were born the same month and day. I was just a few weeks over three months old when he went. I do feel a connection even to the point that my dad looked a lot like him. No relations just a weird set of events.

He passed through my home town of Bluefield W.Va think about three a.m.and stopped at the dough boy lunch and Hank never got out of the car so he could have been dead than They got a new driver here,a cab driver by the last name of Surface they continued on thirty miles to Oak Hill W.Va where he was pronounced dead!

Yea his Cadillac is a 1952 Convertible series 62 powder blue. 😳

We’re talking about Hank Williams Williams Senior father and Hank Williams Junior

Damn trooper should have checked on Hank

He died on the road. I don’t know why, but somehow I know this.

This is kind of bizarre.

💜

Doctors back then were absolutely clueless.

So sad.

What did Charles Carr the driver have to say,wasn't He interviewed?

The autopsy report says there was only a 'trace' amount of alcohol found in HW's system. So, this is false reporting, he did not die of over drinking alcohol. He died of respiratory failure and a blocked ventricle due to morphine, heroin, and Chloral hydrate, a sedative, also called a hypnotic. Chloral hydrate slows the activity of your central nervous system. This medicine has both fast-acting and long-lasting sedative effects. The autopsy also stated that HW had been beaten very recently. He had evidence of being kicked in the groin, a cracked rib and bruises all about the body, a huge welt protruding from his head, a few lacerations and a very recently bandaged hand. No explanation has ever been given for why he was beaten or when or by whom. He was born with Spina Bifida, a very painful spine condition. He was also an alcoholic from age 11. His father had PTSD, which they called shell-shock back then, and was confined to a V.A. Hospital after WWI. I'd like to know why no one talks about Charles Carr getting a speeding ticket that night and that he also appeared in front of a judge and paid that ticket. Who else saw Charles Carr that night? And what about the supposed hitch hiker Charles Carr said he picked up? He was said (by Carr) to be a soldier. What happened to him? Why was he never found? Why was there no investigation into HW's death? Beaten about the head, injected with morphine, unconscious when put into the car, driven to the next gig in an ice storm? What happened to his hat? It was said he only had a t-shirt on when he was taken from the car. Where was his shirt? Something is just not right about this whole thing.

That SHOT that Doctor gave him & the whiskey he drank KILLED old Hank. :(

Didn't they stop at Bristol Tn, to change drivers, I also thought they stopped at a Bus Stop in Bristol and the driver asked hank if he wanted something to eat at the Burger Bar next to the Bus Stop.

30 dollars was like 3k today

So he OD'd on the shot the Dr gave him.

omg, I HATE to keep explaining this: Hank SR was born with spinal issues. he was on pain management his whole life. he became a very heavy user late in his young life. they stopped at a hotel to see the house Dr and get a morphine shot for his back, aka addiction. this is were it gets fishy, true story goes Hank n driver stopped at a road side tavern/bar where there was reportedly a fight of some kind. if u research the corners report uld see that Hank had severe contusions to his face, body, tentacles, FACTS! story goes that Hank, hi on morphine and drunk as always was hitting on a local guys girl, so the local tough guys jumped him and kicked his ass. the local law man came and cuz of who he was allowed the driver, a teenager, to put Hank in the car and get the hell outa there. I've researched this topic EXTREMELY IN DEPTH , and theese are the facts as best as anyone could find so many years later. sadly it's another young man dead in his prime, due to drugs booze n women. not my opinion, the FACTS as best I am able to peace em together after so long ago...don't BELIVE me please, research for URSELF n u to will see...

Heart failure at 29 yrs old, what's wrong with this picture. :/

Caddilac had the Eldorado, Oldsmobile had the Toranado , Gas cowboy :)

😢

Hats on beds dont mix

The doctor who administered the shot, had gotten his medical diploma through the mail.

Something still strange about this death 4 who was with him outside of this jail.

🙏🎵🎙

Too young to perish!!! I'd never thought of such tragedy!!! The walmart boy brought me to listen to Mr. Hanks music.. I heard he was racist but I don't care. He's an American Classic & I adore his "Radio Singing". I'm in my early 40's, his music was worth more than what's on the DC! Take care, on the note 'settin the woods on fire'

He was given medication he shouldn't have taken with his heart condition. But they weren't aware of the condition and this was the 1940s.

It was a 52 Cadillac convertible, not a 49 sedan.

1952 Cadillac

Where is Hank Williams????

Hank was born with a condition called Spina Bifida where the vertebrae does not fuse together properly and there are gaps. As he got older his back deteriorated to the point he was in excruciating pain. Also factor in as a teenager he tried being a rodeo performer and was bucked by a horse while attempting bronc riding. Instead of going to a real doctor perhaps an orthopedic he went to quacks who gave him shots of narcotics. He was given codeine then morphine. Anyone who has been prescribed narcotics whether it is oxycodene, oxycotitin, codeine, morphine or opium have experienced addiction. They are also lethal as they can cause internal hemorrhaging which can lead to heart failure. Hank more than likely received a shot of pure morphine which caused internal hemorrhaging and heart failure. The question then becomes was Hank murdered? Yes. Hank decided to receive medical assistance from a quack or quacks but was under false pretense that these quacks were actual doctors. The guy who administered Hank the final shot was later arrested for operating as a doctor without a license and spent time in jail. Another mystery concerns during the last ride Charles somewhere along the ride allegedly picked up a soldier who was hitchhiking. When Charles was stopped by the law enforcement officer no mention was made about the soldier yet several sources including Charles the chauffeur driving Hank mention a soldier being along for part of the ride. If so what was the soldiers name and where was he picked up and where was he dropped off?

Still The Most Wanted Outlaw In The Land.......

If those cops Aetna stopped him and arrest him over $35.50 they probably would have made it and got some hell

Was born dec 7 1954 and born Honolulu Hawaii

Hank song is in gta San K rose

Midnight in Montgomery

My sister told me the news in disbelief .

I'm going to stick with the driver of the Cadillac's story, I believe this one is whacked out. Why would the driver Lie? Really? common. They discovered him dead at the Diner.

He died in West Virginia

Y not see if u can locate the driver. He would still b living ,I would think

I've always heard he died in Bristol

Shame 😞

i bet he was dead when they were stopped by the cops doesn't it take about 6 hours for rigor mortis to set in

How come they didnt pay you?

CHE PODRIAN PONER ALGO EN CASTELLANO NOOOO DE QUE SE MURIO POR QUE MURIO QUIEN LO MATO NO ENTIENDL INGLES ESTOY TRATANDO DE ADIVKNAR QUE PASO

So it's those cops that killed Hank Williams

Where was he last seen alive?

Is it true he had been singing his new song I see the Light and clasp holding his chest crying oh my G. I cant see the light.

hank3

Why was they in oak hill WV? When 77 takes u strait to Canton Ohio?

The Caddy is a 1952, not a 1949.

29 with a 17yr old Driver??? #Fishy

I wander if carr could have killed Hiram or something else. There a lot of 'fishy' stuff to the real story!

Hank SR died in Oak Hill West Virginia on U S 19

Roy Acup had him tilled lol

Hank died in none of these places! he filled up his car in my dad's hometown of Tazewell, Tenn. where he died a few miles down the road.

Uhj

who cares Mr. Tenn, let Hank RIP

The music now is just redone re wrote re sang shit hank buddy and elvis would be ashamed of what people call music now days

Well, the story is a big lie

That's a blue 1952 Cadillac convertible not a 49