Hank Jr.'s wife dies
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 – The wife of Hank Williams Jr., Mary Jane Thomas, died at 58.
Thomas, who was married to Williams for 32 years, died in Jupiter, Fla. TMZ is reporting that "it appears she suffered a complication - possibly a blood clot - following a medical procedure," TMZ reported.
TMZ said that a Jupiter Police Department spokesperson said they received a medical call to the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Thomas was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The two apparently met in 1985 following a concert in Washington. They separated in 2007, but reconciled in 2011.
He and Mary Jane had two children together - daughter Katie Williams-Dunning and son Samuel Williams. Williams-Dunning was killed in a car accident in 2020. Samuel Williams is a country music musician.
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CD reviews for Hank Williams Jr.
After 70 million records and 100 charting singles, does Hank Jr. have anything left to prove? Nope, but it is after all, a family tradition - so here he is, at age 66, with his first release on a new label exclusive to Hall of Famer types (Reba, Martina McBride), looking to strike gold one more time. The Bocephus blueprint hasn't changed much since the late '80s. We've come to expect guest stars, loads of songwriters and a dip into the great American music catalog. ...
Hank Williams Jr. is one of those people who are as famous for their personality as their music. He has never been shy about expressing his particular opinion about anything. Bocephus never lets a chance to flaunt his political ideals pass, and his latest album is his most passionately right wing to date.
The irony of the political focus is that Bocephus uses the image of the "working man" to serve as the choir for his sermon, much like Bruce Springsteen's magnificent ...
Conjuring his trademark Southern rock and country blues sound, Hank Williams Jr. mines areas familiar to longtime fans. In the process, he delivers an album that boasts characteristic poignancy and drive, but occasionally falls flat. The most disappointing moments occur when the 60-year-old Williams proves too winded to convincingly chant the rapid-fire lyrics of Farm Song. The vigilantism implied in Sounds Like Justice plays out distastefully and his southern rocker about a sexy gold-digger, High ...
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