Tony Bennett sings Hank Williams' song "Cold, Cold Heart" - 1951

On September 17, 1923, Hiram "Hank" Williams was born in Mount Olive, Alabama. Unquestionably, he became one of country music's most influential singer/songwriters, writing classic tunes like "I Saw The Light", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Cold Cold Heart" and "Hey Good Lookin'" (and many others). Between 1950 and 1951 every one of his records charted. He died at age 29 on December 31, 1952, in the back seat of his chauffeured Cadillac, but he was not pronounced dead until early on January 1, 1953, i