On this day in 1949, Hank Williams Jr.  was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Hank was raised by his mother,  Audrey Williams, after his father’s untimely death.  Williams made his debut on the country scene in 1964, recording his father’s “Long Gone Lonesome Blues”, providing the voice for his father in the film Your Cheatin’ Heart, and recorded an album of duets with recordings of his father.