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Hank Williams Julius Young Wed, March 23, 2022, 3:55 PM·2 min read In this article: Hank Williams American recording artist; songwriter, country music singer Mary Jane Thomas, wife of country music star Hank Williams Jr., has died, Fox News Digital confirmed. Thomas was transported from Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa in Jupiter, Florida, to a local hospital around 5 p.m. local time Tuesday, where she was pronounced dead, a spokesperson for the area’s police department told Fox News Digital. Reports about her death differ about Thomas' age. She was in her late 50s or early 60s. Williams, 72, and Thomas...

For the second time since 2011, ESPN is reportedly removing Hank Williams Jr. from its “Monday Night Football” intro. This time, the network claims it’s not about Williams’ controversial points of view, according to Sports Business Journal. Instead of Williams’ iconic “All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night” that became the anthem for weekday football in 1989, ESPN will air a rendition of Little Richard’s “Rip It Up,” mashing the late artist’s vocals with instrumentation from Virginia-based band Butcher Brown, per the report

A bill to repeal the state law restricting the use of corn or other bait as an aid in deer hunting passed a Senate committee today with an endorsement from country music legend Hank Williams Jr. Williams, an avid hunter known for singing about the outdoors and rural life, said there are times when it's good to have the option to use bait, such as when a hunter takes along a child, a disabled person or an injured veteran and wants to make sure they have a chance to kill a deer. Williams said many other states have no restrictions...

After an opening act by country music legend Hank Williams Jr., Sen. John McCain is expected to appear about midnight tonight at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, according to the McCain campaign and the Prescott Daily Courier. Planners changed McCain's estimated time of appearance to midnight, according to the Prescott newspaper. Earlier reports indicated he would appear about 9 p.m. The Victory Rally begins at 9 p.m. McCain's wife, Cindy, is expected to attend. The streets directly surrounding the plaza will be closed to traffic as early as 6:30 p.m., the paper reported. Gates to the Victory Rally open...

Hank Williams Jr. hit the high notes for the McCain-Palin ticket Monday, appearing here at a rally with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Williams performed the "National Anthem" and then segued right into "McCain - Palin Tradition," a song he wrote earlier this month that uses the melody from his '70s hit, "Family Tradition." Here's the first verse: The left wing liberal media have Always been a real close knit family But, most of the American People Don't believe em anyway ya see Country music is pretty prevalent in Palin's recent events. She walked on stage today to Dolly Parton's "9...

Hundreds of Mid-Missourians braved traffic and parking issues Saturday for tickets to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Monday campaign stop in Jefferson City, now set to include a performance by country singer Hank Williams Jr. Palin is scheduled to appear at 11 a.m. Monday, rain or shine, on the Capitol's south lawn. Admission for the event will open at 8 a.m. About 3,500 free tickets became available Saturday morning and may be picked up through 9 p.m. Sunday or until they are gone at 2015 Missouri Blvd. A total of 10,000 tickets were being distributed at Victory 2008 or GOP headquarters...

Hank Williams Jr. may have a new number one fan: Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The country star, who is performing at a campaign event in Virginia for Palin and Sen. John McCain on Monday, got a call on his cell phone from Palin, according to CMT.com. "Huge fan," Palin said, admitting that she owns all of Williams's albums. The two also bonded over one of their favorite shared pastimes, moose hunting. "I hunt moose," Palin told him. "I hunt moose, too," Williams said. "I have a house in Montana." The Alaska governor promised to hang out with Williams...