Why do people say he died Jan. 1st? He died along the way to a show. SO,... he died Dec. 31st. 1952. The coroner declared him dead Jan. 1st. 1953. I was only three months old at the time. I did learn to love to hear my dad sings his songs. Father and son is almost always special as it was with us.
It was a demo his dad had made and was in storage in someones attic for decades and had some damage but it was fixed they added Jr's overlay and it won best music video that year!
That someone was a man name Big Bill Lister. Lister was recording an album and told Hank Sr. he needed a beer drinking song. Hank cut the demo, gave it to Bill, and he recorded the song. Years later Lister presented it to Hank Jr and his manager Merle Harmon and they decided to turn it into a Sr-Jr duet and the rest is history.
There's sort of a "full circle" aspect to this project. Hank was only 3 when his father died. Hank Jr. started off singing his Dad's songs (at 8), eventually went his own way and caught a lot of grief for it from old-time fans (listen to Hank Jr's "Family Tradition"). So, singing his Dad's song, "with" his Dad, was poignant.
When they’d talk about a family tradition, they wouldn’t be doing it about drinking, it was about smoking and having more of an outlaw vibe to his music rather than the blues aspect his father had. Hank Sr died because of his health conditions, as well as him drinking like a fish
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It was not a cover exactly. Hank, Sr never released the song. It was a demo tape that lay forgotten since before Hank’s death. When it was discovered by an old friend of Hank, Sr and he brought it to Hank, Jr. Hank recorded as a duet with his Dad. The song won all kinds of awards that year, Song of the year, Album of the year, best duet, and several others. Actually the footage of Hank, Sr and his band was not from this song. It was from Cold Cold Heart. They used modern technology to make it look like they were singing the song.
@@beegee1960it’s still a cover of his father’s song, whether it was released or not. And I wasn’t implying that it was footage of a performance for that song in particular.
This was one of the earliest "duets with a deceased parent" that I remember. Natalie Cole did one with her father, Nat King Cole a few years after this. Doing a quick check, this came out in 1988, Natalie's in 1991. Might be one to check out. :)
"Tear In My Beer" was originally his father's song. This video was a tribute and hat tip to his father. That is actual footage and audio of his father performing. Hank Sr. died when Jr. was young. Sr. did a lot of woman blues songs.
Not quite, it was a demo recorded by Hank Sr for his bandmate Bill Lister who asked Hank to write him a beer drinking song for Bill's album. Lister then gave the Acetate disc to Hank Jr in 1988 and he and his manager decided to turn it into a Sr-Jr duet.
Hank Williams recorded this song on an acetate record in 1951 for a up and coming artist named Big Bill Lister. Bill never recorded the song and forgot about it,the record sat in a box in Bills attic for over forty years before it was discovered again and was almost lost due to the heat. This song was an unknown recording of Hank and his guitar and took several months of restoration to save it. It was then presented to Hank Jr in 1989 who decided to try new video technology where he could sing with his father. The song and video were a huge hit and lead to Hanks fifth entertainer of the year award.
Back in the mid-90s they found some footage of Hank Senior on a television show or an Opry show and went in and bocephus AKA Hank Jr recorded this duet.
Hank Sr had a radio show that frequently featured Jr's Mom, Audrey. At the end of every radio show, Hank Sr would tell his son that he'd be home soon, referring to Jr by his special little nickname, Bocephus. Hank Jr has Bocephus written on the face of his guitar.
This song has an interesting history. Hank Williams wrote around 200 songs but only recorded about half of them before his untimely death at age 29. Hank Senior had done a rough recording of this song but never finished it. In all likelihood he meant to work on it more at some future date. This rough recording disappeared, and the world didn't even know it existed until it reappeared more than 40 years later. Apparently, Hank didn't think much of it and somebody he knew took it as a souvenir. When the recording surfaced someone thought Hank Junior might like to hear it. He quickly realized this was a lost recording of one of his dad's songs and thought fans might like to hear it. Unfortunately, the recording was in bad shape. They cleaned it up and enhanced it as much as they could, but the first half of the song was unusable. That's when Junior got the idea of doing a duet of sorts. He would sing the first half of the song and the rest would mostly be Hank Senior. It worked and the result was another hit for both of them. The idea in the video was that Hank Junior was working in the studio when a big supernatural storm comes up and Hank Senior's ghost visits the studio.
Hank Jr. was 3 years old when his dad died. January 1st 1953. He never new his dad personally, he only new the stories other people told him. When Jr. was 18 he sang all the songs in the movie Your Cheating Heart it is a movie Hank Sr. Life l personally loved the movie
Hank Jr. was so very young when his daddy died. He never got the chance to perform with his dad. That's what makes this video so precious. It reminds me of songs that I've heard with Elvis and his daughter, Lisa Marie singing together. She was only 9 when her daddy passed away. But through the gift of technology, she got to sing some great duets with her dad.
Comment from Debbie on my husbands account. Hank Jr was very young when his father passed away. Hank Sr. was a troubled soul but very popular for his era. There is a movie you should check out. Hank Jr. has his own movie as well which tells of his sorted growing up in the shadow of his famous father. You should react to Hank jr's early music All for the Love of Sunshine.
Thanks so much for this reaction. You didn’t miss much, if anything. This is special because Hank Sr. Was my mother’s favorite artist and she died a few months after him but because of her I grew up on Hank. Best of luck to you and your son
When he put this video out he said through the magic of technology he gets to be in this video with his Dad, he was very excited, so you were right when you said this was very special to him and yes it was his Dad's song! I loved your reaction! Please react to "All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down" when you get a chance if you've reacted to "All My Rowdy Friends are coming Over Tonight" already!
Hank Williams Sr. was one the best song writers. He was a heavy alcoholic who was always kicked out the house by his many girlfriends and wife. He wrote songs of his many true experiences If you do any reiews on Hank Sr. will you please review his song called, Move It On Over. Thats a good one.
There was so little footage of Hank Sr. back in the day as most of the venues might get radio play,but most didn't get filmed.He played the Grand Old Opry for 3 years and still was only caught on film very little. That this piece of film surfaced and was intact was a remarkable find. The magic of technology gave us father and son performing one of Hank Sr.'s songs. BTW,Hank Jr. was 3 years old when his father died.
The footage used here was from one of his Opry appearances when he performed Hey Good Lookin'. They overlaid an actor's mouth over Sr's to make it look like he was singing Tear in My Beer.
I grew up on Hank Williams Sr.. When I was in daycare in the early 1960's at nap time they would put Hank on the record player. That's the first time that I heard Hank Sr., my favorite song back then was My Buckets Got a Hole in it. Hank drank himself to death, he died in the back seat of his Cadillac. Hank and his wife are buried in Montgomery, Alabama in the city cemetery on top of the hill. His grave site is really something to see with the beautiful headstones and statue. I grew up in Hanks stomping ground in south Alabama. Hank Jr. Recently got married on his mother's land and the reason he has a beard is because years ago he fell off of a mountain and has some bad scars, so he wears a beard to cover them up. Hank Sr. was a alcoholic and loved his whiskey, his drinking killed him. Hank used to get arrested for public drunkenness quite often. Just a little info on Hank Williams Sr...
Hank Jr. Has a song with Waylon Jennings called The conversation. It's about his Dad. Hank Jr started off singing his Dad's songs but they just weren't him. When he changed, some people didn't like it. So he wrote Family Tradition.
It's amazing how much he sounds like Hank Sr. It's such a gift for kids that were so young they don't remember their parent,to have video of them to be able to connect with them.❤❤❤
While in the Army at Ft. Bliss Texas, we would go out to a small bar called Gabby's lounge. This song was a staple due to military personnel being cheated on by Jody back home. The entire bar would sing this whenever someone punched it up in the Jukebox.
As a preteen, used to play Hank Sr songs and others, with my harmonica, for my mom on our front porch. She would drink her Coors and sing along. Good times.
This was Hank Sr ... When Hank Sr died everyone wanted Jr to do his daddy's songs ... He did for awhile ... But Hank Jr and his own path ... ❤ Them both
You are correct in that this was a Hank Sr song that Jr just remade in honor of his father. Hank Sr died when Jr was very young, I think around 4-5 years old so he never really knew his dad. That made this song very special. the video I think is along the same story/vibe as the movie Frequency is you have even seen that. Hence the thunder storm and all the lightning going on in the beginning.
Hank Williams senior died when Hank jr was o my 3 and he’s Hank senior was only 29, the song was actually written y Hank senior about Hank Jr’s mother.. just to add a little depth to the amazingness of the song
This video was & still is amazing! Those lips on Hank Sr are Hank Jr's lips. Only a taped recording of this song by Sr. Found yrs later in a trunk in someone's attic. The whole story about how they did this video is so awesome!
So yes, Hiram Hank Sr wrote the song, almost all his songs were crying tragic loves songs. His wife, Hank Jr's Mom, and Hank Sr had a tough life. Hank Sr was a drinker, hook on pain killers due to a severe back injury. Hank Sr was even Black balled from the Grand Ole Opry for no showing events, and so forth. He tragically died in the back of a Cadillac on the way to Canton Ohio for a show. Randall Hank Jr who was nicknamed Bocephus by his dad, was only 3 when his Dad died, but was playing music by 8 years old. When he got his first deal in 1964, he was basically impersonating his father. He basically looked like and sang like his Dad, and sadly began to abuse alcohol like his Dad. In 1975, he almost fell to his death, literally fell almost 500 ft mountain climbing in Idaho. He grew a beard and wore sunglasses to cover the scares on his face, had more than 15 surgeries, and took 2 years to learn to sign again. He changed to more of a southern rock type singer and grew fame with that sound. Nonetheless, a man approached him about putting this video together, and although there were limited video recordings of his father, the man spliced Hank Sr singing Hey Good Lookin', and was able to re-digitize his mouth to make it look like he was singing "There's a Tear in my beer". It was "ground breaking" technology at the time and this video won Video of the Year.
A Hank Sr band member named "high pockets" Big Bill Lester had it in his attic for many years. Hank Jr went to Bills in Texas to buy a gun. Big Bill showed Hank and Merle and the rest is history. The video of Sr singing was altered to make it look like he was really singing this, a video of this never existed so the tech wizard's of the day did a great job on this.
This was super special. Hank and Hank, Jr., both legends in their own right with their own stories. It's so cool how Jr. was able to use technology to record a duet with his dad. Check out The Ride by David Allen Coe. His music is more in line with the style of Jr. while paying homage to Sr.
He was just a baby when is dad passed away I believe he always wanted to sing with his father I believe this is reason he made video his mother taught him his dad's songs I think to please her he learned every one of his dads songs she wanted him to be a carbon copy of his father his father was raised in Alabama, his father had a very bad back problems he died at 29 years old he left behind two children Hank Williams Junior and his half sister she was born after his father died and he had a stepdaughter by Miss 😅 Audrey
The MNF theme came from his song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin Over Tonight". I suggest checking that out then check out "All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down". "Gonna Go Hunting" "Attitude Adjustment", "Family Tradition" and 'Women I Never Had" are good too
I'm sure someone has probably said this, but "Are you ready for some football" is the same song as "All my rowdy friends are coming over tonight." The lyrics were modified to fit the particular game.
This wasn’t released to too many radio stations in 1951 so Hank Jr could claim it as his. This video was the best of technology in 1989. Today would appear much more real. Jr was 4 when his dad died
Ohhh sorry about your mom bro i have another request this song came out right after my grandma passed away it's slaughter ... Fly to the angels 🔥 but will make you feel some sort of way bro👍👍
this was 1 of Sr hits and he passed when Jr was 3 there is a musium in birmingham alabama called the hank williams musium because thats where they are from
U do know they made a movie about Jr? Its called living proof. Its about when he fell 500ft of a mountain. He had such bad head trama that his brain was exposed. He had to wait 4 hrs on that mountain while help flew in with a chopper to get him. Thats why the beard & glasses. Its covers scars. He has had 8 facial reconstruction surgurys. He was supposed to die according to the docters.
Three songs that you should do reaction to from Hank Williams Jr that shows his love to his dad 1." Shadow Face" , 2, " Standing In The Shadows ", 3 . "If You Don't Like Hank Williams You Can Kiss My Ass"
I remember being a kid when I saw this music video the first time. My grandmother had just got home from the hospital after being run over by a run away horse and wagon trying to pull me (about 5at the time) out of the wagon.
Hank Sr. who died at 29, was the first popular musician to live (and die from) the rock & roll type lifestyle (pre-rock & roll) which was later adopted by other forms of American music as well.
Hank Jr did the Monday Nite Football & owns the rights to the song. When MNF wanted to bounce Jr & keep playing his song Hank said no way because he owns the rights
If you want to hear an absolutely fantastic Hank Williams Jr. song, you have got to listen to "Country State of Mind." You might also like "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight." This is the song that was reworded and used as the theme song for Monday Night Foodball for more than 20 years, "Are You Ready for Some Football", also known as "All My Rowdy Friends are Here for Monday Night."
Sr's song, and He never released it. Jr. found the audio-recording in a box of his Dad's old stuff! Jr. had heard the compilation recording of "Unforgettable" by the late Nat-King Cole and his Daughter Natalie, this inspired Jr. to do the same with this tune! He then contacted Roy Acuff, an old-timey country Legend and friend of Hank Sr., as Roy now owned Rose recording studio in Nashville. Hank Jr. asked if they could put tracks together so it would be like a duet with Sr.. Roy said yes, and the track you are reacting to is the final product. Long winded explaination, but there it is. I really enjoyed this tune, and I hope you do to.
@BlackPegasus You are pretty much right. Tear in my beer is a Hank Williams SR. song (1950), Hank Williams jr. was 4 years old when his dad died in 1953
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Through modern technology, Hank got to sing a duet with his dad. Hank Sr. died January 1, 1953. Hank Jr. was 4. This was written by Hank, Sr.
I remember when this video came out, it was very cutting edge at the time. I think ET or someone did a whole behind the scenes segment on it.
Great for the time it came out. Very cleverly done. 👏👏
Father had the song, and passed when Jr. was a toddler.
GREAT complication. Thank you for sharing this with us 😊❤
Why do people say he died Jan. 1st? He died along the way to a show. SO,... he died Dec. 31st. 1952. The coroner declared him dead Jan. 1st. 1953. I was only three months old at the time. I did learn to love to hear my dad sings his songs. Father and son is almost always special as it was with us.
@@cbrucesbiz People say he died January 1, 1953 because his bio information says that was the date of his death.
It was a demo his dad had made and was in storage in someones attic for decades and had some damage but it was fixed they added Jr's overlay and it won best music video that year!
That someone was a man name Big Bill Lister. Lister was recording an album and told Hank Sr. he needed a beer drinking song. Hank cut the demo, gave it to Bill, and he recorded the song. Years later Lister presented it to Hank Jr and his manager Merle Harmon and they decided to turn it into a Sr-Jr duet and the rest is history.
It was basically a tribute to his dad.
There's sort of a "full circle" aspect to this project. Hank was only 3 when his father died. Hank Jr. started off singing his Dad's songs (at 8), eventually went his own way and caught a lot of grief for it from old-time fans (listen to Hank Jr's "Family Tradition"). So, singing his Dad's song, "with" his Dad, was poignant.
When they’d talk about a family tradition, they wouldn’t be doing it about drinking, it was about smoking and having more of an outlaw vibe to his music rather than the blues aspect his father had. Hank Sr died because of his health conditions, as well as him drinking like a fish
I’m not saying that ya are wrong, just adding context to family tradition
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Yes, this is Hank William SR’s song. William’s JR covered and included footage of his dad performing. JR was only 3 when his father passed away.
It was not a cover exactly. Hank, Sr never released the song. It was a demo tape that lay forgotten since before Hank’s death. When it was discovered by an old friend of Hank, Sr and he brought it to Hank, Jr. Hank recorded as a duet with his Dad. The song won all kinds of awards that year, Song of the year, Album of the year, best duet, and several others.
Actually the footage of Hank, Sr and his band was not from this song. It was from Cold Cold Heart. They used modern technology to make it look like they were singing the song.
@@beegee1960it’s still a cover of his father’s song, whether it was released or not. And I wasn’t implying that it was footage of a performance for that song in particular.
This was one of the earliest "duets with a deceased parent" that I remember. Natalie Cole did one with her father, Nat King Cole a few years after this.
Doing a quick check, this came out in 1988, Natalie's in 1991. Might be one to check out. :)
Lisa Marie did one with her dad Elvis too.
yes! I knew there was another and just couldn't remember. Thanks :)
Alison Krauss and Keith Whitley. 😢❤
There's an Alan Jackson song called 'Midnight in Montgomery ' that adds another layer to Hawk Williams Sr.its a great song.
"Tear In My Beer" was originally his father's song. This video was a tribute and hat tip to his father. That is actual footage and audio of his father performing. Hank Sr. died when Jr. was young. Sr. did a lot of woman blues songs.
Not quite, it was a demo recorded by Hank Sr for his bandmate Bill Lister who asked Hank to write him a beer drinking song for Bill's album. Lister then gave the Acetate disc to Hank Jr in 1988 and he and his manager decided to turn it into a Sr-Jr duet.
Hank senior - lost highway - is one of the best written songs ever!
Hank Sr did write this. He passed at 29. They called him the Hillbilly Shakespeare. Jr. Refers to his Dad a lot in his songs
Hank Williams recorded this song on an acetate record in 1951 for a up and coming artist named Big Bill Lister. Bill never recorded the song and forgot about it,the record sat in a box in Bills attic for over forty years before it was discovered again and was almost lost due to the heat. This song was an unknown recording of Hank and his guitar and took several months of restoration to save it. It was then presented to Hank Jr in 1989 who decided to try new video technology where he could sing with his father. The song and video were a huge hit and lead to Hanks fifth entertainer of the year award.
This song was sung by Hank Sr., and was lost and forgotten. The song was found again in the early 90s, and Hank Jr sang along with his dad.
Back in the mid-90s they found some footage of Hank Senior on a television show or an Opry show and went in and bocephus AKA Hank Jr recorded this duet.
This was recorded and released in 1988, not the mid-nineties.
@@kristinkeiner6547 thanks for the date. My old brain doesn't always remember.
Hank Sr had a radio show that frequently featured Jr's Mom, Audrey.
At the end of every radio show, Hank Sr would tell his son that he'd be home soon, referring to Jr by his special little nickname, Bocephus.
Hank Jr has Bocephus written on the face of his guitar.
You got it right! This was a way for Jr to do a song with his dad who died while he was still young
Dads and Dad’s Love is so undervalued these days. We really need dads for our kids again.
This was one of my Dad's favorites. We used to sing it while he had a 🍺. Now I sing it for him. 🤍 this one.
OMG, I was just about to type this very same sentiment! Brings back so many good memories!
This song has an interesting history. Hank Williams wrote around 200 songs but only recorded about half of them before his untimely death at age 29. Hank Senior had done a rough recording of this song but never finished it. In all likelihood he meant to work on it more at some future date. This rough recording disappeared, and the world didn't even know it existed until it reappeared more than 40 years later. Apparently, Hank didn't think much of it and somebody he knew took it as a souvenir. When the recording surfaced someone thought Hank Junior might like to hear it. He quickly realized this was a lost recording of one of his dad's songs and thought fans might like to hear it. Unfortunately, the recording was in bad shape. They cleaned it up and enhanced it as much as they could, but the first half of the song was unusable. That's when Junior got the idea of doing a duet of sorts. He would sing the first half of the song and the rest would mostly be Hank Senior. It worked and the result was another hit for both of them. The idea in the video was that Hank Junior was working in the studio when a big supernatural storm comes up and Hank Senior's ghost visits the studio.
Hank Jr. was 3 years old when his dad died. January 1st 1953. He never new his dad personally, he only new the stories other people told him. When Jr. was 18 he sang all the songs in the movie Your Cheating Heart it is a movie Hank Sr. Life l personally loved the movie
Hank Williams Jr was a child (3 to 5) when Hank Williams senior died. Senior wrote the song.
Hank Jr. and Hank lll also put out an album with Hank Sr. singing. It's called The Three Hanks. Excellent.
My daddy loved Hank Sr. His favorite song was “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” I remember it so fondly! This was very touching! Thanks BP ❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
Your face when Hank sr. started singing lol 😂
Hank Jr. was so very young when his daddy died. He never got the chance to perform with his dad. That's what makes this video so precious. It reminds me of songs that I've heard with Elvis and his daughter, Lisa Marie singing together. She was only 9 when her daddy passed away. But through the gift of technology, she got to sing some great duets with her dad.
Check out Hank III, he's a spitting image of his grandad.
Comment from Debbie on my husbands account. Hank Jr was very young when his father passed away. Hank Sr. was a troubled soul but very popular for his era. There is a movie you should check out. Hank Jr. has his own movie as well which tells of his sorted growing up in the shadow of his famous father. You should react to Hank jr's early music All for the Love of Sunshine.
Thanks so much for this reaction. You didn’t miss much, if anything. This is special because Hank Sr. Was my mother’s favorite artist and she died a few months after him but because of her I grew up on Hank. Best of luck to you and your son
When he put this video out he said through the magic of technology he gets to be in this video with his Dad, he was very excited, so you were right when you said this was very special to him and yes it was his Dad's song! I loved your reaction!
Please react to "All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down" when you get a chance if you've reacted to "All My Rowdy Friends are coming Over Tonight" already!
I’m sad that Hank Jr and Sr were never truly able to duet, they would’ve made a great duo, and I’d imagine they’d make an amazing father-son album
Hank Williams Sr. was one the best song writers. He was a heavy alcoholic who was always kicked out the house by his many girlfriends and wife. He wrote songs of his many true experiences
If you do any reiews on Hank Sr. will you please review his song called, Move It On Over. Thats a good one.
There was so little footage of Hank Sr. back in the day as most of the venues might get radio play,but most didn't get filmed.He played the Grand Old Opry for 3 years and still was only caught on film very little. That this piece of film surfaced and was intact was a remarkable find. The magic of technology gave us father and son performing one of Hank Sr.'s songs.
BTW,Hank Jr. was 3 years old when his father died.
The footage used here was from one of his Opry appearances when he performed Hey Good Lookin'. They overlaid an actor's mouth over Sr's to make it look like he was singing Tear in My Beer.
You need to show this to Joe E…. Great reactions @blackpegasus !! 👍🔥
His dad was probably one of the first country superstars and his son, Hank iii, is absolutely wild. The Hank dynasty is fire 🚒🔥!!!!
Yes it was his father’s song 🎶
The moment your mind was blown was perfect.
I grew up on Hank Williams Sr.. When I was in daycare in the early 1960's at nap time they would put Hank on the record player. That's the first time that I heard Hank Sr., my favorite song back then was My Buckets Got a Hole in it. Hank drank himself to death, he died in the back seat of his Cadillac. Hank and his wife are buried in Montgomery, Alabama in the city cemetery on top of the hill. His grave site is really something to see with the beautiful headstones and statue. I grew up in Hanks stomping ground in south Alabama. Hank Jr. Recently got married on his mother's land and the reason he has a beard is because years ago he fell off of a mountain and has some bad scars, so he wears a beard to cover them up. Hank Sr. was a alcoholic and loved his whiskey, his drinking killed him. Hank used to get arrested for public drunkenness quite often. Just a little info on Hank Williams Sr...
It was a lost demo record that they were able to mate with a video and add in Hank jr.
Hank Jr. Has a song with Waylon Jennings called The conversation. It's about his Dad. Hank Jr started off singing his Dad's songs but they just weren't him. When he changed, some people didn't like it. So he wrote Family Tradition.
This is such a great blend of father and son.
It's amazing how much he sounds like Hank Sr. It's such a gift for kids that were so young they don't remember their parent,to have video of them to be able to connect with them.❤❤❤
Hank III sounds just like Sr. First time I heard Hank III I thought it was a lost Hank Sr track.
While in the Army at Ft. Bliss Texas, we would go out to a small bar called Gabby's lounge. This song was a staple due to military personnel being cheated on by Jody back home. The entire bar would sing this whenever someone punched it up in the Jukebox.
My husband's Mom would play piano and sing this tune. We'd all join in. Ya got both meanings spot on🎉
As a preteen, used to play Hank Sr songs and others, with my harmonica, for my mom on our front porch. She would drink her Coors and sing along. Good times.
you are correct sir, this is hank sr and hank jr singing together for the first time even though it took technology to do it
This was very cool, Hank Sr wrote this and they sing here in a virtual duet
This was Hank Sr ... When Hank Sr died everyone wanted Jr to do his daddy's songs ... He did for awhile ... But Hank Jr and his own path ... ❤ Them both
We love you Black Pegasus! We love you long time!
You are correct in that this was a Hank Sr song that Jr just remade in honor of his father. Hank Sr died when Jr was very young, I think around 4-5 years old so he never really knew his dad. That made this song very special. the video I think is along the same story/vibe as the movie Frequency is you have even seen that. Hence the thunder storm and all the lightning going on in the beginning.
Hank Williams senior died when Hank jr was o my 3 and he’s Hank senior was only 29, the song was actually written y Hank senior about Hank Jr’s mother.. just to add a little depth to the amazingness of the song
This video was & still is amazing!
Those lips on Hank Sr are Hank Jr's lips. Only a taped recording of this song by Sr. Found yrs later in a trunk in someone's attic. The whole story about how they did this video is so awesome!
In case you didn't know, the grandson, Hank Williams iii is also a singer & songwriter.
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So yes, Hiram Hank Sr wrote the song, almost all his songs were crying tragic loves songs. His wife, Hank Jr's Mom, and Hank Sr had a tough life. Hank Sr was a drinker, hook on pain killers due to a severe back injury. Hank Sr was even Black balled from the Grand Ole Opry for no showing events, and so forth. He tragically died in the back of a Cadillac on the way to Canton Ohio for a show. Randall Hank Jr who was nicknamed Bocephus by his dad, was only 3 when his Dad died, but was playing music by 8 years old. When he got his first deal in 1964, he was basically impersonating his father. He basically looked like and sang like his Dad, and sadly began to abuse alcohol like his Dad. In 1975, he almost fell to his death, literally fell almost 500 ft mountain climbing in Idaho. He grew a beard and wore sunglasses to cover the scares on his face, had more than 15 surgeries, and took 2 years to learn to sign again. He changed to more of a southern rock type singer and grew fame with that sound. Nonetheless, a man approached him about putting this video together, and although there were limited video recordings of his father, the man spliced Hank Sr singing Hey Good Lookin', and was able to re-digitize his mouth to make it look like he was singing "There's a Tear in my beer". It was "ground breaking" technology at the time and this video won Video of the Year.
This is one of my favorite reactions on your channel so far. Your physical reaction when Dad popped up in the video was perfect and priceless.
You younger folks have no clue as to how stunning this video was when it hit…
You got it right that it was a song by Hank Sr first. But Hank Jr never really knew his dad because his dad passed away when he was 3.
At the time, when Hank Jr walked in between them, we all went "Holy crap! How did they do that?!"
A Hank Sr band member named "high pockets" Big Bill Lester had it in his attic for many years. Hank Jr went to Bills in Texas to buy a gun. Big Bill showed Hank and Merle and the rest is history. The video of Sr singing was altered to make it look like he was really singing this, a video of this never existed so the tech wizard's of the day did a great job on this.
There’s a movie about Hank growing up in his dad’s shadow, Richard Thomas (The Waltons, John Boy) playing Hank Jr. It was a good movie.
This was super special. Hank and Hank, Jr., both legends in their own right with their own stories. It's so cool how Jr. was able to use technology to record a duet with his dad. Check out The Ride by David Allen Coe. His music is more in line with the style of Jr. while paying homage to Sr.
He was just a baby when is dad passed away I believe he always wanted to sing with his father I believe this is reason he made video his mother taught him his dad's songs I think to please her he learned every one of his dads songs she wanted him to be a carbon copy of his father his father was raised in Alabama, his father had a very bad back problems he died at 29 years old he left behind two children Hank Williams Junior and his half sister she was born after his father died and he had a stepdaughter by Miss 😅 Audrey
Nothing but love brother.
I rock with ya even though im NOT a big hip hop fan😊😊👍👍
The MNF theme came from his song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin Over Tonight". I suggest checking that out then check out "All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down". "Gonna Go Hunting" "Attitude Adjustment", "Family Tradition" and 'Women I Never Had" are good too
I'm sure someone has probably said this, but "Are you ready for some football" is the same song as "All my rowdy friends are coming over tonight." The lyrics were modified to fit the particular game.
An Absolute Classic Video...
One of the Best..
Thanks 4 the Reaction..
Middle finger to….CMON MAN….LOL
I love his daddy !
You got it son. Love to you.
This wasn’t released to too many radio stations in 1951 so Hank Jr could claim it as his. This video was the best of technology in 1989. Today would appear much more real. Jr was 4 when his dad died
My favorite country song of all time is Hank Williams, Sr. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" 🔥
His dad died when jr was 3
Ohhh sorry about your mom bro i have another request this song came out right after my grandma passed away it's slaughter ... Fly to the angels 🔥 but will make you feel some sort of way bro👍👍
this was 1 of Sr hits and he passed when Jr was 3 there is a musium in birmingham alabama called the hank williams musium because thats where they are from
U do know they made a movie about Jr? Its called living proof. Its about when he fell 500ft of a mountain. He had such bad head trama that his brain was exposed. He had to wait 4 hrs on that mountain while help flew in with a chopper to get him. Thats why the beard & glasses. Its covers scars. He has had 8 facial reconstruction surgurys. He was supposed to die according to the docters.
Three songs that you should do reaction to from Hank Williams Jr that shows his love to his dad 1." Shadow Face" , 2, " Standing In The Shadows ", 3 . "If You Don't Like Hank Williams You Can Kiss My Ass"
Hank Jr has a son that looks like Hank Sr, and sounds like him.
I love your journey through country music. ❤️
he wrote monday night football song, a variant of all my rowdy friends
I remember being a kid when I saw this music video the first time. My grandmother had just got home from the hospital after being run over by a run away horse and wagon trying to pull me (about 5at the time) out of the wagon.
This was a demo record of a never released Hank Sr song…the footage was doctored to make the tempo match.
And they also had to do some editing to Sr's mouth so his lips would be synched to the words.
I cry every time
That's Country music for you.
His Dad wrote and originally recorded it but he died when Jr was a baby and when the technology existed he remixed it with this posthumous duet
Hank Sr. who died at 29, was the first popular musician to live (and die from) the rock & roll type lifestyle (pre-rock & roll) which was later adopted by other forms of American music as well.
Hank Jr did the Monday Nite Football & owns the rights to the song. When MNF wanted to bounce Jr & keep playing his song Hank said no way because he owns the rights
My favorite!🤠
This is my fav song of his. :)
He’s actually covering one of his dad’s most famous songs
Father and son.❤
If you want to hear an absolutely fantastic Hank Williams Jr. song, you have got to listen to "Country State of Mind." You might also like "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight." This is the song that was reworded and used as the theme song for Monday Night Foodball for more than 20 years, "Are You Ready for Some Football", also known as "All My Rowdy Friends are Here for Monday Night."
It's a song his dad started, and put on the shelves, Hank Jr. came across it and finished it. (Basically)
Rockin with you , keep it coming
Sr's song, and He never released it. Jr. found the audio-recording in a box of his Dad's old stuff! Jr. had heard the compilation recording of "Unforgettable" by the late Nat-King Cole and his Daughter Natalie, this inspired Jr. to do the same with this tune! He then contacted Roy Acuff, an old-timey country Legend and friend of Hank Sr., as Roy now owned Rose recording studio in Nashville. Hank Jr. asked if they could put tracks together so it would be like a duet with Sr.. Roy said yes, and the track you are reacting to is the final product. Long winded explaination, but there it is. I really enjoyed this tune, and I hope you do to.
A legend. ❤️. Check out the band Alabama. They were on top of everything back in the day, My Homes in Alabama is a great one to start with
You have to try to listen to Hank Williams Sr. Im so lonesome i could cry. Great videos bro
You got it totally straight brother! You sharp as hell.
BP..Thanks for doing this song
.great video.😊
@BlackPegasus You are pretty much right. Tear in my beer is a Hank Williams SR. song (1950), Hank Williams jr. was 4 years old when his dad died in 1953
Hank Sr. was the original outlaw. They about didn't let him on the Grand Ol' Opry.