Books on or about Hank Williams
Many have asked, just how many books on Hank Williams are there? So compiled here is a list of the books where Hank is either the prominent, or part of the predominate subject of the book. Obviously, he is mentioned or has small sections in many other books, but there are too many of those books to list here.
The books here are listed in Chronilogical order by the title, the author(s), followed by the year the book was published along with its publisher. If a book was republished, revised, 2nd printing, etc…, only the first printing was listed.
By Lillie Williams as told to Allen Rankin
1953 – Philbert Publications
By Jerry Rivers
1967 – Heather Enterprises
By Thurston Moore
1972 – Heather Enterprises
By Harry Rockwell
1973 – Harry Rockwell
By Roger M. Williams
1973, Ballantine Books
By Al Bock
1977- Green Valley Record Store
By Robert K. Krishef
1978 – Lerner Publications
By Jay Caress
1979 – Stein and Day Publishing
Your Cheatin’ Heart, A Biography of Hank Williams
By Chet Flippo
1981 – Simon & Schuster
By Sherry Bowers
1982 – The Three Arts Club of Georgiana & Chapman
By George William Koon
1983 – Greenwood Press
By Juanealya McCormick Sutton
1987 – Sutton
By Lycrecia Williams Hoover & Dale Vinicur
1989 – Rutledge Hill Press
Ain’t Nothin’ as sweet as My Baby,
The Story of Hank Williams’ Lost Daughter
By Jett Williams and Pamela Thomas
1990 – Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers
By Jim Arp
1990s – Self Published
By Arnold Rogers & Bruce Gidoll
1993 – Butler Books
By Don Cusic
1993 – St. Martin’s Press
By Colin Escott with George Merritt & William MacEwen
1994 – Little, Brown & Company
By Beecher O’Quinn Jr.
1994 – Carter Books
By Tim Jones
1996 – Eggman
By Horace Logan with Bill Sloan
1998 – St. Martin’s Press
By Joe Penny Pennington
1999 – Ultimate Images
By Jimmy Porter
Unknown – Self Published
By Colin Escott & Kira Florita
2001 – Da Capo Press
The Death of Ha nk Williams, The Mystery of his Final Journey
By Ralph Moore
2003 – Ralph Moore
Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys
By Steve A. Maze
2004 – Steve Maze
By Lycrecia Williams Hoover & Dale Vinicur
2004 – Audrey’s Dream Inc.
By Don Helms as told to Dale Vinicur
2005 – Audrey Dream Inc.
By Paul Hemphill
2005 – Vicking Press
By Steve A. Maze
2006 – Steve Maze
By Brian Turpen
2007 – Old Paths, New Dreams Publishing