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Hank Williams Jr. Announces “Take Back America Tour”
Bocephus is heading back on the road. Be warned: don’t expect it to be a tight-lipped trip.
Hank Williams Jr. has been pretty quiet in the months following his controversial comments about President Obama that got his “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” removed from ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” But fans should be hearing plenty about it on his tour. We’re told he’ll be playing new material that was written within weeks of his 2011 controversial remarks.
Along with the new material, he’ll also be playing fan favorites. With 20 gold albums, six platinum albums, 13 chart-topping albums, and ten #1 singles, how could he not? “A Country Boy Can Survive,” “Dixie on My Mind,” and the already mentioned “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” are expected to be on the playlist.
Jason Aldean Responds To Hank Jr Walking Out
During the taping of CMT Artists Of The Year on Monday in Nashville, Jason Aldean was supposed to be singing his new #1 single “Tattoos On This Town” with Hank Williams Jr. After just singing one verse together, however, Hank Jr. walked out and they taped the performance as a solo with Jason and his band.
In an interview with HitFlix backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert, Jason finally had the chance to respond to the incident:
“I think when it comes to Hank, the only thing that you can predict about Hank is that he’s unpredictable,” he says. “I’m still a huge fan. He’s one of my idols, one of the guys that I grew up listening to. I’m a huge fan and, you know, it was a little weird, but it’s Hank Jr., what are you going to say?”
Jason is up for three Grammys next year, including his first time being nominated for a Grammy in his career. The Georgia native is up for Best Country Album for “My Kinda Party,” Best Country Solo Performance for “Dirt Road Anthem,” and his duet with Kelly Clarkson on “Don’t You Wanna Stay” earned him a nomination for Best Country Duo / Group Performance.
Hank Jr Walks Out On Jason Aldean Mid-Taping
Hank Williams Jr just can’t stay out of the headlines, can he? During the taping of CMT’s Artists Of The Year special this week, Hank was to sing a special duet version of Jason Aldean’s “Tattoos On This Town” for the program. After being introduced by the show host, Country Weekly is reporting that Hank walked out after just one verse.
There was a pause in the taping after the song’s performance, and a second take was filmed with just Jason and his band. Host Rob Lowe re-introduced the performance without any mention to Hank Jr.
CMT Artists Of The Year airs December 13th at 9 pm EST on CMT.
Hank Williams Jr Makes GQ’s List Of Least Influential
What’s the opposite of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, or even Warren Buffet? GQ put together their list of the 25 least influential people of 2011. Luckily, only one country act made the cut and it was none other than Hank Williams Jr, who came in at number 6.
See the list HERE. Do you agree with their choices?
2011 CMT Artists Of The Year Performers & Presenters
CMT has announced the performers and presenters for their 90-minute Artists Of The Year special airing on CMT on December 13th. The special will honor Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley on December 13 at 9 pm EST. It will be taped at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Special performers and presenters announced for the special include the All-American Rejects, The Avett Brothers, Ellen DeGeneres, Gavin Degraw, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, Chef Stephanie Izard, Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Miranda Lambert, Matthew McConaughey, Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, Joe Walsh, and Hank Williams Jr. Addtional appearances may be announced in the coming days.
Hank Williams Jr. Plans “Taking The Country Back Tour 2012″
Hank Williams Jr. announced on his Facebook page plans to launch a tour next year. While dates and cities have not yet been made public, he’ll be out on the “Taking The Country Back Tour 2012″ sometime next year. He sure has some timing to announce a tour; with the controversy with ESPN, himself, and his comments about President Obama still in the news.
Will you go to one of his shows next year?
Hank Williams Jr Finding Out Breakups Aren’t Easy
Just to stir the pot a little more, Hank Williams Jr released yet another statement saying he’s decided to pull “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” from ESPN’s Monday Night Football. The announcement comes after ESPN announced their decision to suspend Hank’s song on October 3rd following his statement comparing President Barack Obama to Hitler.
In his statement, Hank said:
“After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision. By pulling my opening OCTOBER 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the toes of THE FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It’s been a great run.”
ESPN decided to take the classier route with their statement, following his statement (are you still following me here?):
“We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of ‘Monday Night Football’ has always been about the games and that will continue.”
Looks like ESPN is going to have to find a new theme song. So what song would you pick for the new Monday night theme?
Hank Williams Jr Issues Official Statement
Hank Williams Jr. took to his official website yesterday to clear the air and thank his supporters during the growing controversy of his comments about Barack Obama and Adolf Hitler. Williams compared the President to Hitler on Fox News earlier this week, which led ESPN to removing him from the Monday Night Football opening montage. He doesn’t exactly apologize for his analogy:
“Some of us have strong opinions and are often misunderstood. My analogy was extreme – but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me – how ludicrous that pairing was. They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will. I have always respected the office of the President.”
Read the rest of the statement on Hank’s official website HERE. Hank had said the controversial comparison on Fox News Channels’ Fox & Friends program.
Hank Williams Jr. Says He Was “Misunderstood”
Hank Williams Jr. released a statement to TMZ tonight saying his comments about President Obama were “misunderstood.” He was on Fox News this morning and compared Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. In his statement, Hank Williams Jr says:
“Some of us have strong opinions and are often misunderstood. My analogy was extreme – but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me – how ludicrous that pairing was.”
He continues, “They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will. I have always respected the office of the President.”
Read the full statement on TMZ’s website HERE. ESPN has decided to drop Hank Williams Jr from their Monday Night Football intro videos as a result of his comments this morning. In their statement on the decision, ESPN said:
“While Hank Williams Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize he is closely linked to our company through the opening to Monday Night Football. We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result have decided to pull the open from tonight’s telecast.”
Do you think ESPN made the right move by dropping someone not on staff over comments made on Fox News?
Hank William Junior is #13 of Billboard Magazine's Top 25 Country Artists 1985-2011
Hank Williams Jr., a five-time Entertainer of the Year recipient and the only country artist to ever win an Emmy award (multiple, by the way), has been named #13 of Billboard Magazine’s Top 25 Country Artists from 1985-2011. Earlier this summer, Billboard ranked the top 25 country artists of the last twenty-five years, combing their Country Songs and Country Album charts since 1985.
Anyone who thinks country music didn’t attract a sizable youth audience before te early 90’s must have slept through Hank Williams Jr.’s chart run during the previous decade. He first appeared on Country Songs in 1964 with a cover of his legendary father’s 1950 smash “Long Gone Lonesome Blues,” but found a new, youthful following starting in the mid-70’s. He resonated with rebellious young fans via songs like “Family Tradition” and “Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound” and notched successful version of his father’s hits, such as “Honky Tonkin’.” At one point in the mid-80’s, the younger Williams simultaneously had six titles on Billboard’s Country Albums chart.
