Drifting Cowboy: Hank Williams

Hank would never make it to the concert. There were too many problems. It was icy cold outside. He sat under a cover in the back of his light blue Cadillac car. He was heading to the city of Canton, Ohio, to give a big concert on New Year’s Day.

The night before, from his home in Montgomery, Alabama, Hank heard the weather report. To the north, in Tennessee, the weather was going bad. Unfriendly weather covered the state in ice and cold. Hank could not fly. He had to drive.

He cancelled his ...