A review by traceculture
Hank Williams: Snapshots From The Lost Highway by Kira Florita, Colin Escott

3.0

I was recently discussing some of my poetry with my Dad, I was embarrassed that some of my material had made it to amateur print with words crossed out, scribbles etc. and he said how interesting he thought that was and compared it to the country singer Hank Williams, who when found dead one new years' morning in the rear of his car, had a number of songs written on pieces of paper left all over the floor, these songs had words crossed out, scribbles, spelling mistakes etc and they featured in this biography, which I borrowed from him. So interesting to read about this young guy who sung his way from nothing in a small town in Alabama by becomming one of the most famous and significant county music singers of all time. The bio is filled with family photos, unrecorded songs and lyrics, interviews with family members and insights into how years of back pain, alcoholism and prescription drug abuse contributed to Hank Williams untimely death at the age of only 29. Fascinating read.