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- The car that Hank was riding in when he died was a 1952 Cadillac convertible that he bought in North Carolina. The title number was 955627 and was registered to:
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- The title to the car was not officially issued to Hank until January 22, 1953--3 weeks after his death
- The motor registration number was 5266216496PE
- The car now resides at the Hank Williams Jr. Museum on Demonbreun Street.
- There have over 700 tribute songs written and recorded about Hank Williams. The most well known are:
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- At one time Hank had 5 of the top 12 Pop Songs!
- Hank was first signed by Acuff-Rose as a songwriter. He received a draw of $50 a month
- When Hank played at the Opry the word "beer" was not allowed. When Hank sang his hit "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (I Can't Buy No Beer), he inserted the word "milk" for the word "beer". The crowd loved it.
- Hank wore Nudie suits, or western clothes with hand painted ties, and always wore hand tooled boots.
- During his 29 year lifetime, hank recorded 129 songs.
- Hank's stardom lasted less than 4 years (1949-Jan 1953)
- Hank stood over 6 feet tall and weighed around 140 pounds
- Hank made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry on June 11, 1949. He sang his hit song, "Lovesick Blues" which had sold over 3 million copies. He received a standing ovation and six encores. Red Foley had to literally plead with the audience to let the show continue!
- Hank poured ketchup on everything he ate
- Hank smoked Camel cigarettes
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