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Keith Urban Announces Date, Lineup for 2013 We're All for the Hall Benefit Concert

Cory Stromblad — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:49:21 +0000

Keith Urban will momentarily step away from his ‘American Idol‘ duties to host his fourth-annual We’re All for the Hall benefit concert, scheduled for April 16 at Nashville’s Bridgetone Arena. This year’s concert has adopted a ‘Rebels and Renegades, the Outlaws are IN’ theme and will feature performances from country music’s most rebellious artists, including [...]

Gordon Lightfoot 'Rainy Day People' KLAW Classic

KLAW Morning Crew — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:28:35 +0000

Celebrating the rain today with our KLAW Classic! Gordon Lightfoot reached the #1 spot on the Easy Listening charts with ‘Rainy Day People’, and made it into the top 50 on the country charts. Lightfoot actually did reach the top of the country charts as a songwriter with Marty Robbins’ ‘Ribbon of Darkness’, and with [...]

Hank Williams Jr. 'Mind Your Own Business' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Jeri Anderson — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:28:24 +0000

Today’s KLAW Classic was originally written and performed in 1949 by Hank Williams Sr. It has been recorded by several artists, including Jimmy Dean and Steve Goodman, but it’s biggest success came in the form of a #1 Country Song for Little Bocephus, Hank Williams, Jr. and a string of performers, including Reba and Willie [...]

Hank Williams Jr. 'All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:29:33 +0000

The November 21st K-LAW Classic was the #1 song on this day in 1981 – 31 years ago! In the song, Hank Williams Jr. is lamenting the fact that is ‘rowdy friends’ have settled down. But, as he states in this video, he wrote this song as more of a tribute to those ‘rowdy friends’. [...]

KLAW Country Song Showdown – First CMA Video's of the Year

Jeri Anderson — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Well, I guess it’s no surprise that the monster Song of the Year for 2010 was also the Video of the Year as well. And I guess it’s no surprise that it also won last week’s Country Song Showdown. Congratulations to Miranda Lambert for that huge win with 93% of the vote. This week, we [...]

Hank Williams, Jr. Launching 'Loud and Rowdy' Radio Show

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:00:03 +0000

Conservative country star Hank Williams, Jr. is getting his own radio show just in time to weigh in on the presidential elections. The outspokenly gun-loving, liberal-hating singer is getting set to produce three two-hour radio shows that are slated to air in the weeks before Election Day.

'CMA Music Festival' Special Draws to a Close With Brad Paisley, Hank Williams, Jr. Duet

Megan Pacella — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:43:52 +0000

With dozens of awards and accolades under his belt, Brad Paisley was the perfect person to lead the charge in closing out the the pre-taped 'CMA Music Festival' special on Monday. When Paisley took the stage back in June, he started out by singing the first few words of 'This Is Country Music' and playing along with his acoustic guitar -- and then something magical happened.

Hank Williams Jr. 'Born to Boogie' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:01:52 +0000

From 1979 to 1990, our KLAW Classic Artist enjoyed a string of 30 Top Ten Singles and over 40 in his career. Randell Hank Williams, Jr. reached the number one spot 10 of those times. Hank Williams little boy, ‘Bocephus’ had the number one on this day 25 years ago today with ‘Born to Boogie’. [...]

Hank Williams Jr. 'Dixie On My Mind' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:29:56 +0000

‘Dixie On My Mind’ is a song written and recorded by Hank Williams, Jr. The song dipicts Hank supposedly giving big city life a try, but ends up stating the facts, he can’t live without his ‘Dixie’. The 4th number one for Hank, Jr. It reached the number 1 spot on this day in 1981, [...]

Hank Williams, Jr. to Pay Tribute to Dad With Brad Paisley Duet at CMT Music Awards

Cory Stromblad — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:30:01 +0000

With the bevy of country stars set to perform during tomorrow’s (June 6) 2012 CMT Music Awards live telecast, show producers seem rather excited about the performance from one of country music’s living legends, Hank Williams, Jr. The member of the country music’s royal family will take the stage to pay tribute to his father, Hank Williams, who was one of the most iconic artists in county music history.

Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr. + More Join 2012 CMT Awards Performance Lineup

Megan Pacella — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:00:03 +0000

Last week, the CMT Awards announced the beginnings of a performance lineup for the 2012 show. The original bill was already pretty stellar, as it includes big names like Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney on the roster. But the performance schedule got quite a bit sweeter when a few country icons and future country legends joined the ticket.

Trace Adkins, Hank Williams Jr. + More Included on 'This Is NRA Country Vol. 1′

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:30:58 +0000

Josh Thompson, Rodney Atkins, Justin Moore and Trace Adkins are just a few of the big-name artists who have lent their songs to the new release from the NRA, ‘This Is NRA Country Vol. 1.’ The 12-track CD features several gun-friendly tunes, including Thompson’s ‘Way Out Here,’ Atkins’ ‘Cleaning This Gun,’ Moore’s ‘This Is NRA Country’ and Adkins’ ‘More of Us.’

Jason Aldean Shrugs Off 'Weird' Hank Williams Jr. Incident

Billy Dukes — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:20:11 +0000

Count Jason Aldean as one Hank Williams Jr. fan who understands his peculiarities. The ‘Tattoos on This Town’ singer says that the country legend’s sudden departure from the stage during the CMT taping of their ‘Artists of the Year’ duet on Tuesday night was surprising, but not offensive.

Hank Williams Jr. Abruptly Leaves Stage During Performance With Jason Aldean

Billy Dukes — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:44:10 +0000

During last night’s taping of CMT’s ‘Artist of the Year’ celebration, Hank Williams Jr. walked off the stage without explanation during a live performance of ‘Tattoos on This Town’ with one of the night’s honorees, Jason Aldean. Later, he tried to explain through his management team that he didn’t feel he was doing the song justice.

ESPN And Hank Williams Jr. Part Ways After 'Controversial' Comments [VIDEO]

Steve Kelly — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:58:19 +0000

ESPN and Hank Williams Jr. have parted ways and both agree to disagree on who broke up with who. Both sides have come out with statements and said that they broke it off with the other one, after 22 years the Hank Williams Jr. and ESPN marriage is over.

Hank Williams Jr. Issues Statement Clarifying Controversial Hitler Comment

Jeff Giles — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:18:28 +0000

It may not do anything to save his long-running gig as the musical kickoff for ‘Monday Night Football,’ but Hank Williams, Jr. has issued a personal statement in response to the brouhaha that erupted after his recent appearance on ‘Fox and Friends.’

Williams, who compared a golf match between President Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” attempted to clarify his remarks through a post on his website.

ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Song from 'Monday Night Football' for Calling Obama 'Hitler' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:58:00 +0000

ESPN pulled country star Hank Williams Jr.’s ‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Monday Night’ opener from the telecast of ‘Monday Night Football’ after Williams appeared on television comparing President Barack Obama to murderous dictator Adolf Hitler.

The song, a modified version of Williams’ 1984 hit, ‘All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight,’ has won four Emmys and has ushered in the Monday night games for some 20 years.

Keith, Lady A, Tim: Helping Those Ravaged by Tornadoes

Benne B — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:27:03 +0000

Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Sara Evans, Ronnie Dunn and Alabama are among the first stars to sign on for a CMT benefit concert to help the victims of last week’s tornadoes. The 90-minute show was spearheaded by Hank Williams Jr., who went to the channel with the idea. He says, “Alabama is home…I [...]