Hank Williams Sr. Statue - Montgomery, Alabama - Musical Instruments on Waymarking.com

This statue of Hank Williams is located across the street from the City Hall Auditorium where the funeral service for Hank Williams was held on January 4, 1953. In 1991, Hank Williams, Jr., commissioned Texas sculpters Doug and Sandra McDonald to create thelife-sized bronze statue of his father that now faces the auditorium. It is located in Lister Hill Plaza on North Perry Street.

Hank Williams was born on September 17, 1923 and died on January 1, 1953. He is generally regarded as one of the most important country music artists of his time. He recorded many number one country hits during his short life and was one of the three first inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

His funeral attracted thousands as indicated by the text of a marker in the park:

"The death of songwriter and singer Hank Williams on Jan. 1, 1953, stunned his legion of devoted fans. On Sunday, Jan. 4, family members viewed the body at his mother's boarding house at 217 McDonough Street. The casket was then brought four blocks to the Municipal Auditorium. Some 2,750 mourners crowded inside for the service while another 20,000 stood vigil outside in the cold. Many of country music's headliners, including the reunited Drifting Cowboys, sang at the funeral. In 1991, Hank Williams, Jr., commissioned Texas sculptors Doug and Sandra McDonald to create the life-sized statue of his father that faces the auditorium."

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