Drifting Cowboys

...early 1940s, the museum's profile said. His career was interrupted by Army service, and he eventually rejoined Williams' Drifting Cowboys in 1949, when Williams had become a star on the Grand Ole Opry. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.

In this article: Hank Williams, Don Helms, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy Cline, All rights reserved, Cold, Cold Heart, Long Black Veil, and Your Cheatin' Heart

...ago, as well as stand-alone songs, in-studio conversations with Williams, and banter between him and the members of his band, the Drifting Cowboys. These candid conversations are something rare as far as Hank Williams is concerned, and...

In this article: Hank Williams, Orange Blossom Special, Lovesick Blues, I Saw the Light, Don Helms, and Fire on the Mountain

...1928; married; died Nashville 4 October 1996. Jerry Rivers played fiddle with the Drifting Cowboys, a band who will be forever associated with their "frontman", the legendary Hank Williams. Rivers was, with steel guitarist Don Helms,...

In this article: Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Nashville, Don Helms, Cold, Cold Heart, Jambalaya, Why Don't You Love Me, and Ferlin Husky

...Hank Williams Jr. and Ernest Tubb. In 1977, Mr. Helms joined a reunited Drifting Cowboys in concert tributes to Williams, and he recruited Williams's daughter Jett Williams as a singer in 1989. Mr. Helms was inducted into the Steel...

In this article: Don Helms, Hank Williams, Nashville, Trademark, World War II, WSFA, Cold, Cold Heart, Morphine, and Jambalaya

...Funeral Home. Helms, the last surviving member of Williams' band, the Drifting Cowboys, played at Williams' side from 1943 until Williams' death at 29 on the way to a New Year's Day 1953 performance in Canton, Ohio. Helms' steel guitar...

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...Nashville in the early 1950s, rooming for a short time with Hank Williams. When Williams died, Price took over his band, the Drifting Cowboys, and had minor success. He was the first artist to have a hit with "Release Me" (1954), a top five...

In this article: Ray Price, For the Good Times, Mike Huckabee, Willie Nelson, Crazy Arms, Release Me, Danny Boy, You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, Hank Williams, and Roger Miller

...to this day. One modern day version of the group, the backing band for William's daughter Jett Williams, was led by original Drifting Cowboys steel guitarist Don Helms; another version of the group known as "Hank's Drifters" features...

In this article: Herbert "Lum" York, Pee Wee Moultrie, Hank Williams, Jett Williams, Don Helms, Rockabilly, Ray Price, and Joe Pennington

...), Jerry Rivers (fiddle) and Don Helms (steel guitar) to form the most famous version of the Drifting Cowboys; also that year, Audrey Williams gave birth to Randall Hank Williams (Hank Williams, Jr.). 1949 also saw Williams release seven hit...

In this article: Hank Williams, Jr., Johnny Cash, and Jett Williams

Joe Pennington Joe Pennington, aka "Joe Penny," (born January 15, 1928 in Plant City, Florida) is a former lead guitarist for Hank Williams' backing band, the Drifting Cowboys. After leaving the Drifting Cowboys in 1948, Pennington continued...

In this article: Joe Pennington, Hank Williams, Federal Records, and Plant City, Florida