Hank Williams' 1951 Gibson Southerner Jumbo - Seattle, WA
N 47° 37.298 W 122° 20.916
10T E 548945 N 5274453
Located within the Museum of Pop Culture is a gallery containing rare guitars belonging to some of the best musicians in the U.S. Admission fees apply.
Waymark Code: WMWG05
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2017
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Over 50 guitars are located in the Guitar Gallery: The Quest for Volume within the Museum of Pop Culture. One of them is a 1951 Gibson Southerner Jumbo guitar once played by Hank Williams. A nearby placard reads:
Hank Williams, the original King of Country Music,
played this 1951 Gibson Southerner Jumbo extensively during the final two years of his troubles and too-short life. Its deep,
strong voice suited Williams' timeless music perfectly. He wrote many of his greatest songs riding in the back seat of a Cadillac,
playing along on a guitar as he traveled between shows.
Williams' mother bought him his first Gibson in 1937 when he was already a seasoned performer at the age of 14. A year later,
a man came at Hank with a knife after he played a dance in Fort Deposit, Alabama and Hank smashed his Gibson over the fellow's head, knocking him out cold, but destroying the guitar.
Fortunately, this Southerner Jumbo led a much safer, but no less,
peaceful existence.