After 47 years, we are still held in the alluring sway of Hank Williams' short four-year recording career. Everyone from Ray Charles to Don Ho to The The (not to mention the multitude of lo-fi neo-country acts that have emerged over the last five years) has covered his tunes, attempting to milk from his words the pure emotive experience of his music. The results have been mixed, and often pale in comparison, but that shouldn't stop a person from singing his tonsils out in celebration of Williams' 77th birthday. For a full decade now, local musicians and casual admirers have gathered to celebrate the brief life and expansive vocation of the young songwriter from Mount Olive,... More >>>