Hank Williams Accomplishments

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EXPLANATION
For the second honors component, I chose option two, which is a biography on a famous
Parisian. Choosing Hank Williams Jr. seemed to be a reasonable decision, considering the fact that I was neighbors with Hank for about ten years, but never knew much about him. I would like to become more familiar with his occupation, life story, and how he personally contributed to
Paris.
CHILDHOOD
On May 26, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana, Hank Williams Jr. came into the world.
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Parents, Audrey and Hank Williams had originally named their son Randall Hank Williams, but he later took the stage name, Hank Williams Jr. around the age of eight, after he started performing. Soon after he was brought forth into the earth, the nickname Bocephus was
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Quickly, his catchy tunes became some of the most popular songs in the country, making his current town, Paris, very proud. His first major accomplishment was in 1988 when he won MA’ album of the year for ‘Born to Boogie”, and in the same year, he also received the ACM’s top entertainer award. Next, in
1989, Monday Night Football remixed one of Hank’s songs, which became their theme song.
Being an incredible break for him, that debut lasted twenty-two years. For his strong Republican beliefs, he was banned from continuing the Monday Night Football theme song. He was said to have compared Obama to Hitler, and Obama along with Joe Biden, to two-thirds of the three stooges. Later, he went on to win four straight Emmy awards, a BMI award, and in 1991, he was entered in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Of course, he was nominated for many other awards. These achievements, along with his amazing singing career, made his current
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hometown fall in love with his mysterious style. He will forever be known and remembered

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