Superstar duo Brooks and Dunn’s chart-topping song “Play Something Country” referenced several country music icons including Hank Jr., Patsy Cline, and George Strait. In foreign cars and four wheel drives” 7. “Country Must Be Country Wide” – Brantley GilbertĬountry music’s resident bad boy, Brantley Gilbert, loves singing about his country upbringing, which included listening to a lot of Bocephus, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. “Or why she’s ridin’ in the middle of a pickup truckīut there’s one thing they couldn’t avoid It quickly became Adkins’ second number one single and first since his 1997 song “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing.” This Trace Adkins song was written by Jamey Johnson, a known friend of Hank Jr, as well as Rivers Rutherford and George Teren. “Ladies Love Country Boys” – Trace Adkins “Give me a Saturday night my baby by my sideĪ little Hank Jr. The name changes in the second chorus to David Allan Coe, and to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song “Sweet Home Alabama” in the third. Justin Moore’s song “Small Town USA” was included on his 2009 self-titled album. Run ole Bocephus through a jukebox needleĪt a honky-tonk, where their boots stomp” 4. “Well the boys ’round here don’t listen to The Beatles “Boys ‘Round Here” – Blake Sheltonīlake Shelton has covered Bocephus a few times in his career and in his song “Boys ‘Round Here,” he sings about putting a Hank Jr. You stay close to the fire when the sun goes down” 3. You know he’ll hook up that guitar everybody gather ’round He got that their legendary cabin down in Tennessee “You won’t know what to do when you hear Thunderhead sing Uncle Kracker included a song titled “Thunderhead Hawkins” on his 2002 album No Stranger to Shame. revealed he has a pseudonym, Thunderhead Hawkins. So here’s to all my sisters out there keeping it country” 2. “I keep my Christmas lights on my front porch all year longĪnd I know all the words to every Ol’ Bocephus song They eventually teamed up a couple years after the release of “Redneck Woman” for Hank Jr.’s song “That’s How They Do It In Dixie.” Gretchen Wilson is a huge fan of Hank Williams Jr., so hearing his name in one of her songs should be no surprise. Many a country star consider him a hero, which is probably why he is referenced in so many songs! We decided to compile a list of a few of them for your listening pleasure to remind you just how many people Hank Jr. He paved the way for many artists in the country music genre and definitely is not afraid to speak his mind. and the word legend pretty much go hand in hand.
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