Not all of Hank Jr.'s rowdy friends have settled down. Although he hasn't punched out many collaborations in recent years like the ones he so gallantly tackled in the '70s and '80s (think Kris Kirstofferson, David Allan Coe and Waylon Jennings,) Hank Williams Jr. still has what it takes to make country music fans go wild. Bocephus proved his worth recently while on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show promoting his new album 127 Rose Avenue, pounding out a riveting performance of his oh-so-classic tune "Family Tradition" with Fallon himself at the mic as well, resulting in what's sure to be one of the most talked-about duets of the year. Jimmy Fallon's slightly-faux twang and deep baritone voice were just two delightfully shocking features of the Hank Jr./Jimmy Fallon rendition of "Family Tradition," leaving country music fans thirsting for more of those signature Hank hookups.
While Hank Williams Jr. made the crowd go wild on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show, he's also been stirring the pot with a song titled "All the Roads," a duet with the contemporary bluegrass band the Grascals that appears on Hank's new release 127 Rose Avenue. The up-tempo tune delivers the same fist-pounding chorus, boot-stompin' beat and smooth-as-icing vocals that Bocephus is best known for, but it also innovatively combines a contemporary sound and bluegrass appeal that are both absolutely unmatchable and incredibly catchy. "All the Roads" seems to symbolize the new type of duet Hank Williams Jr. has been going for when it comes to his current style of traditional country music, modernizing his musical persona with the help of more contemporary artists like the Grascals and, though it was only temporary, Jimmy Fallon.
He's now trying out a modern approach to his stubborn-as-heck rebel-rousing traditional country music style, but Hank Williams Jr. will always be the signifying country outlaw when it comes to the country music industry. Bocephus was born and raised in the South as the child prodigy to his traditional country-singing father Hank Williams, though after spending some time in his father's footsteps Hank Jr. eventually strayed from the path of least resistance. Hank Jr. first rose to country music fame in the mid-1960s, first gaining fame by re-recording his father's hit "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" as his debut single but very quickly deviating from the heels of his father's career to make a reputation of his own. In the late '60s and early '70s, Hank Jr. found his signature voice, which was an amalgam of edgy rock 'n' roll, traditional country and outlaw blues.
Songs like "Family Tradition" ("Country music singer have always been a real close family/ But lately some of my kin folks have disowned a few others and me/ I guess it's because I kinda changed my direction/ I guess I went and broke the family tradition") defined Hank's hop from traditional to outlaw, and even though he had the country music industry out for blood most of the time, Hank Jr. became a legacy thanks to songs like "Dixie on My Mind," "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" and "There's a Tear in My Beer," to name a few.
His glory days were undoubtedly in the 1980s, but Hank Williams Jr. is still pickin' at that guitar and belting out hits just as lively as he was decades ago. Bocephus is a staple on the touring scene and always a crowd-pleaser in the South, and fans with Hank Williams Jr. tickets are forever creating a demand for this country music icon to tour. Tickets to an upcoming Hank Jr. performance are available online, and maybe Bocephus will bring one of his duet partners onstage in the near future, so get tickets to prepare for the coming of Hank!
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