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This contained a rare interview with Hank Williams in 1952. Compliments of Bill MacEwen & Bill Watson.
Q. How many songs do you have in your repertoire?
A. 500.
Q. For how long have you been singing folk music?
A. 15 years.
Q. What is your all-time favorite song?
A. "Death is only a dream."
Q. Do you have a record collection?
A. Yes.
Q. What is your favorite record among your own records?
A. "Cold Cold Heart."
Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Writing songs.
Q. What are your favorite sports?
A. Boxing, Wrestling, Baseball.
Q. Who are some of your favorite entertainers?
A. Moon Mullican, Johnny Ray.
Q. What was the biggest thrill to you in your career?
A. Homecoming day in my home town of Montgomery, Alabama, and winning a cup in 1949 for the top tune, "Lovesick Blues."
Q. What was the most discouraging point in your career?
A. I wrote a song for Hank Snow once and he didn't record it.
Q. What kinds of work have you done besides singing?
A. None
Q. What is your favorite food?
A. Fried chicken.
Q. What is your favorite colour?
A. Blue.
Q. Who are some of your favorite motion picture stars?
A. John Wayne and Jane Wyman.
Q. How did you happen to learn to play the guitar?
A. An old Negro taught me.
Q. What folk artist, if any, influenced you when you were beginning your career?
A. Roy Acuff.
Q. Who gave you your first big break?
A. Fred Rose.
Q. Who are some of the people who have helped your career?
A. Fred Rose, Jim Denny, Oscar Davis and Henry Clay.
Q. Do you come from a musical family?
A. No.
Q. What are some of your vital statistics?
A. I'm six feet tall, weigh 160, brown eyes and black hair.
NOTE: This interview is a reprint from Country Song Roundup put out a few months after Hank's death.
http://www.pigriver.com/hank-williams-interview/
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