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Wed 12 Dec 2008An Irishman's Diary

MANY fans of American song do not allow the first day of the year to pass without thinking of two of the world's greatest songwriters who died on that date, 44 years apart, writes Kevin Stevens

Hank Williams is a folk music icon, an unapologetically Southern country singer whose poignant songs and tortured personal life have fused into one of America's most durable musical myths.

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