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Great Lives: Ricky Ross on Hank Williams

Ricky Ross on Hank Williams

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Ricky Ross on Hank Williams

Ricky Ross from Deacon Blue champions songwriter Hank Williams. Matthew Parris presents.

Musician Ricky Ross chooses the 'Hillbilly Shakespeare', singer-songwriter Hank Williams. With Matthew Parris. From 2013.

The life of the 'Hillbilly Shakespeare' Hank Williams is the choice of  Deacon Blue singer Ricky Ross. 

Williams is regarded as being the prototype rock star and continues to be hugely influential on musicians today despite a short recording career of just six years before he died at the age of 29. 

Matthew Parris presents. 

With Nick Barraclough as the expert witness.  

Producer: Maggie Ayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.

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