]I really doubt Hank Willams Jr. loses any sleep because some of you think is is "dumb redneck". btw, he should not have said what he did in my opinion,but it was an overeaction. The info below is not opinion only fact, so go ahead and trivialize it but it is what it is.[/B]
-As a multi-instrumentalist, Williams’s repertoire of skills include guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, Dobro, piano, keyboards, harmonica, fiddle, and drums.
-Williams donated $125,000 to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Biloxi, Mississippi, on October 14, 2005.
-Williams visited with Randal McCloy Jr., the only lucky survivor of the Sago Mine accident, on Wednesday, January 11, 2006, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Williams traveled to the hospital after learning that McCloy was a fan of his music. “It just hit me like a ton of bricks because I had a big mountain fall in the 1970s, and they said I wouldn't live,” Williams told Pittsburgh TV station KDKA-TV. “It really, really affected me, and I said, ‘I've just got to go there and meet the family.’”
-On November 11, 2008, Williams was honored as a BMI Icon at the 56th annual BMI Country Awards. The artists and songwriters named BMI Icons have had “a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.
HWJ's Awards
2007 CMT Giants CMT
2007 Tennessean of the Year Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
2006 Johnny Cash Visionary Award CMT Music Awards
2003 #20 in CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music CMT
1994 Composed Theme Emmy
1993 Composed Theme Emmy
1992 Composed Theme Emmy
1991 Composed Theme Emmy
1990 Video Of The Year TNN/Music City News
1990 Vocal Collaboration Of The Year TNN/Music City News
1989 Video Of The Year Academy of Country Music
1989 Music Video Of The Year Country Music Association
1989 Vocal Event Of The Year Country Music Association
1989 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Grammy
1988 Entertainer Of The Year Academy of Country Music
1988 Video Of The Year Academy of Country Music
1988 Album Of The Year Country Music Association
1988 Entertainer Of The Year Country Music Association
1987 Entertainer Of The Year Academy of Country Music
1987 Entertainer Of The Year Country Music Association
1987 Music Video Of The Year Country Music Association
1986 Entertainer Of The Year Academy of Country Music
1985 Music Video Of The Year Country Music Association
1984 Video Of The Year Academy of Country Music