Episode 1496 - Rodney Crowell / John Doe
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
The Influence of Hank Williams on Country Music
This chapter of the podcast discusses how the themes in country music changed with the influence of Hank Williams. They mention that before Hank, the themes in country music were more broad and simple, almost like pop songs. They also talk about how Hank made country music more sexy and dangerous, and how he was the first rock and roll star to come out of country music.
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