Born Hiriam Williams on September 17, 1923, in Mount Olive West, Alabama, Hank Williams was a small child afflicted with spina bifida. Not able to participate in sports, Hank turned to music. Williams befriended a black musician by the name of Rufe Payne (nicknamed Tee-Tot), who he states taught him everything he knew about music. Critics believe it was Tee-Tot who gave Williams the distinguishable blues sound which weaved throughout his music. Williams began playing at radio stations and clubs throughout the area, catching Nashville's attention. His drinking and partying had also caught their attention, and few in Music City wanted to take a chance on the singer. Roy Acuff ended up signing Williams as a songwriter, and their partnership evolved into a record deal with MGM. His first release made the Billboard charts with "Move It On Over". Shortly after, with a successful career underway, Williams again returned to what became a vicious cycle in his life. He began showing up for performances drunk and became difficult to be around. He bounced back and became a major country music contender with "Lovesick Blues" which was released in 1949. It climbed to number one, and Hank finally made it to the Opry. History repeated itself, and Williams' life became legendary. Addicted to alcohol and pain killers, the downward spiral began again, this time, though, Williams wrote and sang about his personal demons in his songs, inviting the world to see. Those very demons were depicted in the words of his song "I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive", a song about his own mortality. The song held true on New Year's Day in 1953, when Hank Williams died in his sleep en route to a show.

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