As the only son of country music's most legendary singer, Hank Williams, Jr. (Bocephus) was pushed forward at a very early age by his mother, Audrey Williams, and made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at the age of 11. He signed with MGM Records, Hank, Sr.'s label, and in 1964 Hank Williams Jr. broke top 5 with "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," also a hit for his dad. Hank Jr. ultimately rejected his role as a carbon copy of his famous father, and after a near-fatal hunting accident in 1975, in which Hank slipped and fell nearly 500 feet off Ajax Mountain in Montana, Hank miraculously recovered and emerged a different man. Hank Jr. began to come into his own as an artist, and by 1979, had signed with Elektra Records and from the shadows of ol' Hank, with a rockin' honky-tonk edge all his own, he became one of the true country stars of his time. Hank Jr's hits included "Family Tradition," "Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound," and "All My Rowdy Friends (Are Comin' Over Tonight)," which became the theme song for Monday Night Football.
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