Interred at Oakwood Annex, Montgomery, Alabama.

Father of Hank Williams Jr.. There is a Hank Williams festival each June in Montgomery, Alabama.

A life-size statue of him holding a guitar stands in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, across the street from City Hall, the site of many of his concerts, and the site of his funeral.

Ranked Number 1 on Life Magazine's list of "The 100 Most Important People in Country Music" (1994).

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) inducted his song "Hey, Good Lookin'" into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Country Music Hall of Fame inducted him into the Walkway of Stars (1969).

Was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (1987).

Was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1961).

Was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry (1949).

More than 35 years after his death, his son, Hank Jr., helped produce a father and son "duet" using one of the elder Hank's obscure acetate recordings. Hank Jr. dubbed in his father's vocals under a new, neo-classic country music bed, sang a verse of his own, and released the single. The song: "There's a Tear in My Beer," which went to No. 7 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart in 1989.

Even after his 1953 death, Hank Sr. continued to score major country hits. That year, his hit "Kaw-Liga" spent 13 weeks at No. 1 atop the Billboard magazine country charts that year; it was the No. 1 country song of the year 1953.

Pictured on one of four 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, featuring Country & Western music. This set of stamps also honored Patsy Cline, Bob Wills, and The Carter Family. Issued 25 September 1993 in sheet and booklet formats.

Pictured on a 29¢ US commemorative postage stamp in the Legends of American Music series, issued 9 June 1993.

Father of Hank Williams Jr.

Grandfather of Hank Williams III

Father of country singer Jett Williams.

Step-father of Lycretia Williams

Married Billie Jean Jones in Minden, Louisiana, then twice more the next day to paying audiences at New Orleans Municipal Auditorium. 14,000 people bought tickets. After Hank's death, Billie Jean received a lump sum from Audrey Williams to stop performing as "Mrs. Hank Williams."

He was voted the 74th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.

Recorded with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland.

Was the 3rd inductee in the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 1999 because of his Muskogee Creek and Tsalagi (Cherokee) ancestry. Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Red Bow were numbers 1 and 2 respectively.

At his untimely funeral, C&W greats Roy Acuff, Red Foley and Ernest Tubb respectively sang, "I Saw the Light," "Peace in the Valley" and "Beyond the Sunset"

Half-brother of Leila Griffin.

Son of Alonzo "Lon" Williams and Lillie Williams.

Cousin of Walt McNeil.

Cousin of Lewis Fitzgerald.

Made his final public appearance at the "Skyline Club" in Austin, Texas, on December 19, 1952.

According to Jimmy Grabowske, the steel guitar player for the House Band at the Skyline Club in Austin, Hank was only able to perform for about half an hour at his last show at the Skyline on December 19, 1952. Jimmy says Hank started off well, but after about thirty minutes it was obvious something was wrong, and Hank started shaking. He was unable to continue, so Jody Meredith, the House Band leader, finished the show. Hank died thirteen days later on January 1, 1953.

In the video for the 1989 duet with Hank Jr. "Tear In My Beer", Hank is shown singing the song from an old clip of a television appearance. Computer graphics are used to show Hank's mouth appearing to sing the words to "Tear In My Beer". In fact, the song Hank is actually singing is "Hey, Good Lookin'".

Godmother of his son Hank Williams Jr. was June Carter Cash

Grandfather of Holly Williams.