Tune in to watch country music icon Hank Williams Jr. on AUDIENCE Network’s new, artist-driven music series this Sunday, January 17 at 9:00pm ET/PT(DIRECTV Ch 239/AT&T U-verse Ch 1114). On “Hank Williams, Jr: It’s About Time”Williams will perform the song “Just Call Me Hank” and more from his new album It’s About Time dropping Friday, January 15 on Nash Icon Recordshttp://smarturl.it/HankIAT.“Hank Williams, Jr: It’s About Time” will also feature an intimate interview with the prolific artist. The show will encore on Friday, January 22.
For a preview of the show, watch Williams perform “Just Call Me Hank” and hear the story behind the song on RollingStoneCountry.com today (here) and to share the video click (here).
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“I got to film this at one of my favorite places in the world, TPL – Tennessee Paradise Lodge,” said Hank Williams Jr. referring to his cabin in Paris, Tennessee. “I think this is one of my best albums yet and I am very excited for the fans to hear the music and see some of the new songs performed live on the show.”
It’s About Time marks Hank’s 37th album in his five-decade career. Produced by the GRAMMY Award winning Julian Raymond (Glen Campbell, Cheap Trick),It’s About Time features re-recorded versions of classics like “Mental Revenge” and “Born To Boogie” with Brantley Gilbert & Justin Moore and featuring Brad Paisley on guitar, as well as new tunes Hank solely penned such as “Dress Like An Icon,” “Just Call Me Hank,” and “It’s About Time.” Hank has sold over 70 million albums worldwide including 20 gold, six platinum and 13 chart-topping albums. He has been named the ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year and BMI Icon in addition to winning a GRAMMY and being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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About Hank Williams Jr.:
Though he began his career in the shadow of his legendary father, Hank Williams Jr. emerged as a formidable Country singer-songwriter in his own right with 1960s hits such as “It’s All Over But The Crying” and “Cajun Baby.” But things changed with the 1979 release of “Family Tradition,” where he broke the Nashville mainstream by adopting a rebel image and writing/recording in a style incorporating his Blues and Southern Rock influences. The results were staggering as 42 Top-10 hits followed, two CMA Entertainer of the Year honors, three ACM Entertainer of the Year honors, multiple Grammy nominations and a Grammy award for “There’s a Tear in My Beer”, a duet with his father using electronic merging technology. As groundbreaking as Hank Williams Jr. became, it wasn’t just his performance that people took note about, but rather his songwriting that became so notable. The driven musician penned hits songs year after year scoring 20 BMI Awards. One of the arguably most-heard Country song of modern times, the four-time Emmy award-winning “Are You Ready For Some Football?,” which was heard nationally as the theme song of ABC and ESPN’s Monday Night Football telecasts, was aired for 21 years. As the accolades kept coming, Williams sold over 55 million albums, achieving gold, platinum, and multi-platinum status along with 13 of those albums hitting the no. 1 spot on the Billboard chart. In 2008, Williams was honored with the BMI Icon award at the 56th annual BMI Country Awards, joining an elite group of past honorees including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton. He recently released his first single “Are You Ready For The Country” featuring Eric Church off of his new album IT’S ABOUT TIME out January 15 on Nash Icon Records. IT’S ABOUT TIME iTunes link: http://smarturl.it/HankIAT. For the latest updates, visit HankJr.com.