Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr. (Reaction)

[@ralphkern380]

If you're ever in a country bar and this song gets played, ... when he sings Hank why do you drink ..............the crowd yells "TO GET DRUNK" Why do you roll smoke ..................... "TO GET STONED" Why must you live out the songs that you wrote ................ TO GET LAID It's just one of those songs.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

I was thinking the same thing. To this day, even, people still participate in the song.

[@Frostrazor]

yup it's a cult like song popularity.

[@matthewcall3961]

Or family functions. 🤣

[@williamvanhoozer4554]

OH YEA I remember those Honky Tonk Nights Thanks for the memories

[@lanzinator4734]

Came here to say this!

[@robertbosley982]

He is the son of the first outlaw of country music, Hank Williams Sr. Hank Jr. started his career off by singing his daddy's songs and songs that had the same sound and he got a lot os shit when he started to play is own style of music.

[@robertanderson6929]

Yeah, I remember the battle within Country Music and Hank Jr. was right at the middle of it. There was the old guard that held that you didn't smoke pot or at least you didn't admit to it. And you didn't sing anti-Viet Nam War or protest songs. Remember Merle Haggard singing "Okie from Muskogee" which starts out with "We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee" and talks about not having long hair and not burning draft cards and not protesting on campus. And I remember it was a big deal and the Grand Ole Opry refused to let a bunch of acts on during that time trying to hold the line against guys like Hank, Willie, Waylon and others. If you can find it on YT there's a clip of Merle Haggard singing "Okie from Muskogee" only this time he's singing it tongue in cheek and Willie Nelson comes out to help him sing. It shows how people and standards changed over time.

[@RM-ks8pp]

Another great country artist is Waylon Jennings. Sad to say he is not with us anymore. Waylon had many great tracks like , I'm A Ramblin Man , Rainy Day Woman , Just To Satisfy You , Drinkin And Dreamin and may others. Peace pretty lady...

[@JPDillon]

Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson are the most well known of the Outlaw County scene that got popular in the 60s and 70s. It tended to deal in the grittier side of life: drink, drugs, guns, murder. Both well worth a deep dive into, along with other outlaw artists. My favorite Waylon song is "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean".

[@cpprcrk1833]

Waylon is the GOAT of Country Music ! Live box set has seen me through many a mile .

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

A country music journey can only truly begin with Hank Williams Sr.... "I Saw the Light", "Hey Good Lookin", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". All country music since then flows through those four songs.

[@jacebeleran9731]

Hank Williams Sr and Jimmie Rodgers, the two originals

[@bobbicollins3631]

Grew up with Hank

[@lordsatanicus1622]

carter family too

[@seanhand1843]

And long gone lonesome blues and tear in my beer

[@rd3095]

Lol you’re such a babe. You and your husband deserve each other. God bless.

[@JPDillon]

Husband?? Honestly, I thought ya'll were father and daughter! Good on, both of ya!

[@rickycoleman8841]

Yes she's very pretty .lucky hubby.

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

He was alluding to two family traditions. The first being the well behaved proper way, the second being a bit the same as his father who was notorious for being loaded. Partially from partying, partially from serious pain. There is also great fan participation in this song. After each of the three lines in the chorus there is a fan response: Why do you drink? Fans: To get drunk! Why do you roll smoke? Fans: To get high Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? Fans: To get laid!

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@howiefelthersnatch3862]

Hank Sr, Hank Jr And Hank III a long line of great family musicians

[@deanbrunner261]

Hank 4 plays and looks and sounds just like Hank sr

[@sheilacabrera4603]

I love watching raw reaction, because it underscores things we don't know about one another's cultural backgrounds & places in our hearts & minds that've left room for assumptions & stereotypes & judgements (both ways); when really, if we took the time to get to know each other we'd find we have more in common than we thought. I think your assessment is true, the only important element that's missing IMHO, is that I think when H.W. Jr is singing about carrying on a "family tradition" he's referencing the fact that substance abuse is a "tradition" that was passed down by his father Hank Williams Sr. an alcoholic & country music legend, revered by country music traditionalists & his (father's) substance abuse in many ways was enabled by the same industry that's criticizing him.

[@williamvanhoozer4554]

Another Song might be THE CONVERSATION with Hank Jr "Bocephus" and Waylon Jennings. Where they talk about Hank Williams Sr.

[@deborahorwig465]

Yes, it details Hank Jr's pressures and his journey to establish himself as an artist in his own right.

[@wadedwigans442]

You gotta react to Bubba shot the jukebox by Mark Chesnutt

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

Hank JR., called Bocephus by his dad and his fans, was/is a rebel in the Country music. Maybe not so much now, but in the 70s and 80s a lot of those in Nashville thought he should conform to certain standards, sing his daddy’s songs, but he did his own thing. Another Country rebel is Waylon Jennings and he was classified as Outlaw Country, as well as Hank JR.

[@peddytendergrass6845]

Waylon hit the first platinum album in Nashville.Outlaw, indeed

[@filianablanxart8305]

@@peddytendergrass6845 The other way around , it was so successful , BECAUSE it was Outlaw . This was before the internet , and before the rise of Indie labels , and the major studios totally controlled the content . And Countrypolitian aka The Nashville Sound was the order of the day . Both the styles later known as Outlaw , and more Traditional , closer to Bluegrass roots were shunned . ( Insert long story about Willie Nelson walking away from RCA and ending up at Atlantic , and Waylon begrudgingly being given creative control to keep him from walking .) Wanted The Outlaws wasn't a Waylon album per se , it was group project of Waylon, Willie, Jessi Colter, and Tom Paul Glaser , individually and in various combinations .) It was not only popular with Country audiences , but heard on mainstream stations and popular with audiences that previously didn't listen to Country . Its success brought major changes to the record industry . Partly " Outlaw " became a new pigeon hole , but also partly more openness to more variety of styles within Country Music . As a matter of fine print and semantics , Wanted The Outlaws was the first Country Album that * Went * Platinum . 1975's Redheaded Stranger by Willie initially went Gold , but by 1986 was Double Platinum . But Wanted ! The Outlaws had a more imeadate impact . It had Four hit Singles , 2 Number 1 , a Number 2 , plus another in Top 40 . Stranger has enduring popularity to this day as an Iconic Concept Album , but only had one hit single , Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain ( #1- Country , #62- Pop ) .

[@randallhankwilliams4036]

I want to Specially appreciate you for being a big fan thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me.i want you to send me a direct message via hangouts using my personal email.Also endeavor to add your name to the text so that i can know you are the one texting because I don't reply unnecessary messages. Hangouts Email: [e-mail].

[@davidkilianek9168]

" All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down." Is another good ol boy, drinking, partying song I used to play on the jukebox back in the day.

[@murphykemplin6725]

Williams' style evolved slowly as he struggled to find his own voice and place within country music. This was interrupted by a near-fatal fall off the side of Ajax Peak in Montana on August 8, 1975.[

[@jasonheard7192]

Heeey Tasha beautiful lady..you got it girl!! You're okay too..glad you liked it 😃.

[@charlesdavis9100]

Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places I like many other Country Songs, but I am drawing a blank right now

[@williamvanhoozer4554]

Hank Jr is a Second Generation Country Singer, His Daddy is Still a Country Legend Hank Williams Sr But His Era of Music was 1947 thru 1953 Hank Jr Was only 3 years old when his daddy was killed in a car accident New Years Day 1953. As far as Your Own Country Music Journey WELCOME aboard my friend.

[@filianablanxart8305]

Well it wasn't particularly a car " accident " . He OD'd from Whiskey and Morphine , with already weak heart and bad health , in the back seat of his '53 Cadillac while being driven to a gig . His driver thought he was asleep , but at early morning gas stop in Oak Hill, WV , he was dead .

[@Ilikeryche]

I'm not that much of a country music fan but I can sit through it because you're so fun and down to earth. I do like me some old Johnny Horton and some others the my parents introduced me to probably from the time I was an infant. Now I have to check and see if you have reacted to Johnny Horton. Great channel.

[@danaferrell4112]

I read that he started out playing his Daddy's songs and that was all his mama wanted him to do, but he decided he wanted to do his own songs and do his own style

[@gregoryfaulkner5345]

Yes that's the story; of course it's simplified but more or less that was the jist off it. His dad died when he was only 3, so he never knew him.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

@@gregoryfaulkner5345 Hank sang about that in Man of Steel.

[@gregoryfaulkner5345]

He was playing every instrument on stage at age 16. That would have been around 1965. I saw him perform last in 2009. He was still great!

[@filianablanxart8305]

Indeed . Hank Jr is not " only " a great singer and songwriter , but also a great instrumentalist .

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Blues Man, is a great Hank jr song

[@minigirl6379]

"Women I've Never Had " and "A Country Boy Can Survive " are really great Hank Jr. tunes. Thank you for this song, Tasha! 🤠❤

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Hank Williams jr when you said "he don't give a damn" we'll that sums him up. HIs music speaks for it self. One of my favorite artist...along with Elvis abd Kiss. Thanks, great reaction

[@megarocks911]

Love this dude and his dad Hank Williams, Great reaction my friend ❤️☮️🔥🔥🔥🔥. Please do " all my rowdy friends' Hank Jr. Great drinking and smoking music.

[@pleutron]

Your country adventure has been a fun ride. I stopped listening to country regularly a few years ago. But it's been nice to watch someone with a heart of gold listen to all these old greats for the 1st time.

[@todddillon8675]

You must hear, There's A Tear In My Beer. It's a duet with his father, the great Hank Williams

[@melindaroop1346]

Yes!

[@mikemoore201]

You hit it right on the head, Hank doesn't care what anybody thinks and never has. On this song, you have to think of when it was written. Country music was seeing an uptick in "outlaw" country music and a less traditional country music like his daddy did. Now nobody would blink at this type of country, but back then? Woooo! Thanks for reviewing it!

[@lionellawson8272]

It does my heart good to see you exploring and enjoying country music ..Hank Junior is one of my favorites

[@scottyray8004]

Great reaction. Hank Jr is the man. Love you all’s reactions. Thanks!

[@eddygage5806]

Hank Jr and Waylon Jennings.... The Conversation. You both would love it. I'm a 80's metal head and I fricken love it. Just listen to it you'll thank me later.

[@bobbydelamar606]

Great reaction! I Love people who listen to a variety of music. And you are very pretty. 🤟🏻

[@steveduncan9256]

Hank snr is the greatest, most revered country singer of all time

[@inspectorvol951]

George Jones, Who's gonna fill their shoes".

[@frndofbear]

"Ol Saw Bones" is an old school nickname for a doctor.

[@cannibaljoe7748]

So growing up in a very small town in Kentucky in my early teens, i have to say hank jr was excepted by us metal heads. if you havent already please react to a country boy can survive. btw i love that you have gotten the country bug. there are soooo many great artist for your journey and you will be so impressed with the talent of the musicians. oh and i saw a reaction of yours to kenny chesney there goes my life...thanks alot! you made me cry dang it

[@VadersRage]

Country music is all about “Livin’, Lovin’ and Leavin’” songs. Love going on this journey with you and revisiting my country playlist as well as the 90’s country bar scene.....which is STILL a bit “hazy” for me!

[@420hellbilly]

When people feel the music, they play the air guitar...nothing wrong with the air fiddle;) only a few of us rock the air fiddle. Welcome to the club.

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

I know someone that know Hank, jr., and she says he's a decent man, even after his daughter's tragic death. I live an hour downriver from him, and cannot imagine a scenario where he doesn't drink for free in my presence.

[@Frostrazor]

Love your reactions. I will say if there's a brighter more pleasant and genuine smile out there in the world than yours I would love to see it. You truly look like you are having the most wonderful time over there and your smile is infectious.

[@dmaynardabu]

Hank Jr. is great! You are correct. He don’t give a damn! One of my favorites is BORN TO BOOGIE.

[@vinbear2916]

I thought I would have to fight my way out of a few honky tonk a because I do not look like a cowboy but come from the Midwest...until I played this song on the box and by the end the whole bar ended up singing with me...saved my ass

[@peddytendergrass6845]

You said Fiddle.Thank ya for the difference

[@crazyinq8617]

Honey, you got Southern Flavor! Glad to see you enjoyed the song and you'll be line dancing in no time!

[@xperfloorcare]

My opinion greatest country music artists ever hell raiser

[@randallhankwilliams4036]

I want to Specially appreciate you for being a big fan thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me.i want you to send me a direct message via hangouts using my personal email.Also endeavor to add your name to the text so that i can know you are the one texting because I don't reply unnecessary messages. Hangouts Email: [e-mail].

[@amyarchie3439]

When this song is done live there is audience participation. Singer “why do you drink?” Audience “to get drunk!” Singer “why do roll smoke?” Audience “to get stoned!”

[@paulmiller3469]

Jr. used to be the spitting image of Sr. In 1973, the year he references in the song, he got drunk and fell off a cliff in Montana. Many surgeries later, plastic as well as medical, he looks like he does (quite a bit different than his dad), and grew that beard to cover some of the scars. By the mid-80s, he was one of the mainstays in what was called 'outlaw country,' along with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. A few years later, they were perceived as the country music establishment. I remember an interview I saw once with Willie Nelson in which he was asked about that transition, and he said he was too high to notice it even happened, lol. Anyway, it didn't last long. By the early '90s, it was over.

[@joejoebrian1014]

That smile and laugh is contagious. You're videos are a rabbit hole. Much appreciated.

[@artfisk3]

"mr.weatherman " and "dinosaur " gems of hank jr

[@lazaruslong6382]

I actually met him in a donut shop in Lakewood,Co in the early 70's. I looked up and spotted a bright red Cadillac convertible pulling into the parking lot with bull horns on the hood and imitation pistols for door handles. Subtle,he ain't.

[@volbeatrules6528]

Love Bocephus! My favorite is “ Women I’ve never had” because I love women I’ve never had

[@SanJoseBob]

Please, react to “She is his Only Need” by Winnona Judd, “The Chair” by George Strait, “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brookes, “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” by George Strait, “New Kid in Town” by The Eagles...SanJoséBob

[@larryl1427]

Hanks dad was even more famous than Hank Jr. or Hank the third. "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" is another good Hank Jr. Song.

[@TexasMagnolia]

Great song by a legend of Legends BUT You really need to know the background of Hank Williams Sr and Jr to appreciate this masterpiece.

[@randallhankwilliams4036]

I want to Specially appreciate you for being a big fan thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me.i want you to send me a direct message via hangouts using my personal email.Also endeavor to add your name to the text so that i can know you are the one texting because I don't reply unnecessary messages. Hangouts Email: [e-mail].

[@lisaeverage944]

You really need to explore more Hank Jr. sooo many amazing country songs!!

[@jalopy2662]

I can see this woman's soul. It's nice 🙂 Mr TNT no disrespect sir

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

For those of you who don’t know the ENTIRE country community absolutely hated Bocephus because he created his own style

[@marshalljackson9796]

That is real country music. Makes you laugh, cry and think.

[@lazaruslong6382]

If you want to hear "root" country music by one of the true masters,give a listen to the original Hank Williams singing stuff like "I'm so lonesome I can cry." It just doesn't get any gooder than that!

[@Christopherblack1122]

Such a beautiful smile

[@scottcurran1622]

So many great songs in his treasure chest.... check out his live stuff too!

[@belowfray5251]

Was so lucky to see HWJ at Cain's ballroom, Tulsa. Whiskey Bent Hellbound tour 1981-ish. Freaking great! Dancing on the tables.

[@bobbicollins3631]

You got to delve into his Daddy's music, real country for sure!! Then listen to "The Ride" by David Allen Coe

[@mgracia67]

Your perception is spot-on LOL, Hank does not give a damn! Just another reason why I love him so much

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

Do Hank sr I just told mama goodbye. Great job on your reaction. He has so much amazing music!!!!! You need to watch his life story movie on here called living proof so that you really get his family tradition view point so that you can appreciate his story and his miracle success story!!!!!! Please watch it!!!!!! He's a beautiful success story

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Im a 2nd gen trucker. My dad was a long haul never home old school trucker. Im a short haul local out no more than a week at a time. So this song mine and dad's song. The 70s outlaw movement he was a big part of. Him Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson Charlie Daniels.Johnny Paycheck And others. Another good song of his is All my Roudy friends are coming over tonight. Watch the musivc video of that one. And see if you can name all the bands.

[@marybreiner5]

I'm so glad I discovered you guys. You always make me smile. 🙂

[@bandini22221]

Glad I discovered you today. thanks

[@grahamstuart9432]

The song actually is really deep. It doesn't seem so unless you know the history of his father and who is father was. But if you take that journey this song becomes something really deep and dark

[@billschabot7188]

For years Hank sang the Monday Night football song "Are you ready for some football"

[@christwitty8272]

You are amazing...be you! Love love love it!!

[@lindasmith3377]

Gotta love Hank! I'm having some Beam right now!

[@silverhippie3910]

You are adorable. Hank is a legend in so many ways.✌✌✌

[@shawnj1966]

Hank can play anything with strings as well as the Piano.

[@jeremyorthman1873]

This was one of those songs that everyone yells and chimes in on when it comes on in a country bar.

[@kimberlywiederhold627]

To really understand the song you have to know that Hank Jr. is the son of the legendary Hank Williams.

[@iamme6773]

We played this at my grandpa's funeral!😉

[@susananderson1495]

David Allen Coe - You never even called me by my name

[@randallhankwilliams4036]

I want to Specially appreciate you for being a big fan thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me.i want you to send me a direct message via hangouts using my personal email.Also endeavor to add your name to the text so that i can know you are the one texting because I don't reply unnecessary messages. Hangouts Email: [e-mail]

[@matthawkins8880]

This song is largely about how to live up to your father’s legacy. Hank Williams was the biggest Country Music star in the 50s and early 60s. He died do to alcohol and drug addiction (partially due to medical condition.) Hank Williams Jr. is just trying to continue.

[@LWAL63]

You should check out Colter wall

[@c-mancleveland4632]

He was in a horrible accident in 73, scarred him, and now he wears a beard to hide part of it. His Dad is a legend, you probably know a song or two by his dad.

[@dekelanson5280]

Actually, it was August 75'.

[@MrRondonmon]

@@dekelanson5280 Yea, 73 just Rhymed.

[@c-mancleveland4632]

@@MrRondonmon Exactly why I thought 73', lol.

[@88wildcat]

And just to clarify by accident we don't mean a car accident or a motorcycle accident we are talking about falling 500 feet off of the side of a mountain accident.

[@gregoryfaulkner5345]

Ajax Mountain Montana. Ironic, he had an album in '75 "Hank Jr and Friends". He was 26ish. He wrote and sang a song on the album about that upcoming trip to MT. Spooky almost. He also covered Toy Caldwell's "Can't You See" on that album. There is a line in the song; goin' to find a mountain; highest mountain; goin' to jump off; nobody goin' to know. After the Fall, he had the greatest musical career come back in history, but they didn't dwell on those kind of stories much back then.

[@chaspullen3544]

Well if you didn't already Country Boy Can Survive love you reaction be seeing you🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chuckc7594]

I love your videos,,, Hank Williams Jr. is singing about his father Hank Williams sr. He is considered the king of country music. Check out your cheating heart by Hank Sr.

[@billcole5035]

Country music tells about life in America. Good or bad. It's just one of many cultures in this great country.

[@pamagnolia]

That was fun to hear again.

[@pn1457]

Good reaction now go to a country bar and play it on the jukebox and you can sing along with everyone else in the bar. 😀

[@missypredum1561]

Hank Williams and Snow are some of my way old ...old school. But I also go back to songs that are Folk. Which is like 500 miles or Black and White.

[@robertwinfree3197]

If you want to understand a little bit about the Outlaw Coubtry music of the 70s, listen to Outlaw Bit by Waylon Jennings. Great video by the way. Glad to see you enjoying the music I enjoy.

[@jackiewhalen7231]

This is our family's go to! Thanks for this. Please react to The Killing Kind by Marianas Trench. Singer Josh Ramsay wrote Call Me Maybe but his stuff isn't as poppy. Great Canadian band!

[@madmann5373]

Perhaps you could react to Hank Williams Sr,and Jr singing together with modern technology in" there's a tear in my beer".😷🇨🇦🏠

[@dorlacastro1336]

My favourite country music

[@lelandcross9092]

His dad was Hank Sr. A founder of country music.

[@doc693]

Great reaction. Great smile.

[@johnwjr7]

My favorite singer singing my favorite song. "Family Tradition" has been my favorite song for a very long time. Hank Jr has another side to him also. Here are a couple of fun songs from him. "That's How They Do It In Dixie" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWKXZHybe7mXqpY and "Why Can't We All Just Get A Longneck" kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqqbpXx3apWMg5Y {This one is fun but with a serious message}

[@kellymcmillan4378]

please try "all my rowdy friends are coming over tonight" Hank Williams Jr.

[@yappers2011]

you nailed it friend! Thanks for the reactions.

[@billyrosenbaum968]

His daddy was famous. Check him out.

[@luannecates8481]

Tasha, I can just see you out on the dance floor doing a line dance or three!

[@megarocks911]

Yes mam TaTa. Oh thanks scotty for this request

[@dannybaker4641]

I would make a comment about it but I'm sure someone already said it. Glad you liked it.

[@wwilcox2726]

I really enjoyed watching your reaction! 👍👍

[@tomaroni6670]

Every bar I was ever in when this song played the crowd would answer with.... Hank why do you drink...TO GET DRUNK...... Hank why do you roll smoke...TO GET STONED.... Hank why do you live out the songs that you wrote...NONE OF YOUR GD BUSINESS! Also in 1973 when women and Jim Beam both almost killed him he is referring to the day he fell hundreds of feet from a trail along the top of a bluff and nearly killed him....completely broke his whole face....