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A distinctive, singular voice....In a generation of famous musical offspring Hank III is a distinctive, singular voice who blurs stylistic boundaries. Unlike his grandfather Hank Williams, Sr. or father Hank Williams, Jr., Hank III is a product of the post-modern DIY generation. He was weaned on punk rock playing drums in bands Buzz Kill, Bed Wetter, and Whipping Post. He was inspired to do intensive homework on his famous grandfather, compose country songs, and hit the road following a paternity suit a few years ago. A modern country outlaw was born. Hank III traded his drumsticks for a guitar and landed a recording contract with Curb Records. He was openly dissatisfied with his debut effort RISIN' OUTLAW. As a result, he demanded total artistic control on his second album LOVESICK, BROKE AND DRIFTIN'. The album contains strong songwriting on all the important subjects cheatin', lyin', stealin', gamblin', smokin', truckin', mama, and prison. Hank III keeps the tortured family legacy alive on his second release on the gospel-tinged "Whiskey, Weed and Women," the bluesy-wail of "Mississippi Mud," and the folk ballad "Cecil Brown." Hank wrote all the tracks on Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' except for a fiddle-drenched, country-swing version of Bruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City" complete with weeping pedal steel and yodeling a la Hank, Sr. Hank III's live shows have both kinds of music. The first set is usually
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