He provided the singing voice of his father in the 1964 film Your Cheatin' Heart. In 1964, Williams made his recording debut with ' Long Gone Lonesome Blues', one of his father's many classic songs. He attended John Overton High School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he would bring his guitar to music class and play for pep rallies and performances of the choir. Williams first stepped on the stage and sang his father's songs when he was eight years old. Among these figures of influence were Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Fats Domino, Earl Scruggs, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. While he was a child, a number of contemporary musicians visited his family, who influenced and taught him various music instruments and styles. After his father's death in 1953, he was raised by his mother, Audrey Williams.

His father nicknamed him Bocephus (after Grand Ole Opry comedian Rod Brasfield's ventriloquist dummy). Williams was born Randall Hank Williams on May 26, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana. was selected to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As a multi-instrumentalist, Williams' repertoire of skills includes guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, steel guitar, banjo, dobro, piano, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, fiddle, and drums. After an extended recovery, he challenged the country music establishment with a blend of country, rock and blues. This was interrupted by a near-fatal fall off the side of Ajax Peak in Montana on August 8, 1975. Williams' style evolved slowly as he struggled to find his own voice and place within country music. Later that year, he was a guest star on Shindig! Williams' first television appearance was in a 1964 episode of ABC's The Jimmy Dean Show, in which at age fourteen he sang several songs associated with his father. Williams began his career following in his famed father's footsteps, covering his father's songs and imitating his father's style. He is the son of country musician Hank Williams and the father of musicians Holly Williams and Hank Williams III. His musical style is often considered a blend of southern rock, blues, and country. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr.

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