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Hank Williams: A Look Back

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published January 3, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 50th anniversary of the death of country music legend Hank Williams.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.