Jun 23, 2004
88 min
Full-HD

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004)

The authoritative documentary on Country Music's most influential figure.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

Companies

American Masters Pictures

Roy Acuff

Self (archive footage)

Tony Bennett

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

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