She’s long gone. And I have those Lonesome Blues.

He was only in his late 20s when this photo was taken. He looks so much older.

That's quite a look; it'd make a great couple's halloween costume!

Booze and pills will do that...

It was more likely the extreme pain he was in constantly, which was the reason for all the booze and pills. Constant pain will age you so fast.

His grandson Shelton looks just like him.

But first…. Jambalaya on the bayou 💁‍♀️

So many celebrities die from that, either due to being unable to handle the stress of fame or because that said fame doesn't allow them to properly address their psychological or emotional needs/issues. As one celebrity put it, "fame is a curse".

Isayhhhhheeeeeeyyy, good lookin’

I saw this fella playing some songs last year and learned afterwards he went by IV. It was hank the 4th.

It's said that Hank had severe back pain.

His grandson Sam looks a lot like him too

WHAAAAAAAAcha got cookin'

He was born with spina bifida, fell off a bull during a rodeo, and in '51, fell during a hunting trip which started the latest round of back problems that led to his going off the rails with booze and pills in '52 and culminated in his OD on New Year's Eve of '53.

Howsabout cookin' something up for MEEEE!

She inspired Hank, Jr., too.

The problems began when she insisted on singing with him on stage. She couldn't hold a tune in a bucket. The other band members used to turn her microphone off.