I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams

by Colin Escott, George Merritt, William MacEwen

Book Overview

The book that inspired the major motion picture I Saw the Light.

In his brief life, Hank Williams created one of the defining bodies of American music. Songs such as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," and "Jambalaya" sold millions of records and became the model for virtually all country music that followed. But by the time of his death at age twenty-nine, Williams had drunk and drugged and philandered his way through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316315052
• ISBN13: 9780316315050
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.1"