In rural Alabama circa World War II, a farm girl named Audrey Mae Sheppard was at the tail end of a series of bad decisions. An ill-fated marriage and a pregnancy made her a single mother at the age of 18, and she’d had to move back home. An aspiring singer herself, she one day discovered an unassuming, lanky singer-songwriter named Hank Williams, and they fell in love. Their tumultuous union was defined by her singular, driving ambition to make them both stars.

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\\Still in Love With You\\ by Lycrecia Williams 


\\Hank\\ by Mark Ribowsky 


\\The Hank Williams Museum\\


\\Hank Williams A&E Biography\\

In rural Alabama circa World War II, a farm girl named Audrey Mae Sheppard was at the tail end of a series of bad decisions. An ill-fated marriage and a pregnancy made her a single mother at the age of 18, and she’d had to move back home. An aspiring singer herself, she one day discovered an unassuming, lanky singer-songwriter named Hank Williams, and they fell in love. Their tumultuous union was defined by her singular, driving ambition to make them both stars.
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Still-Love-You-Audrey-Williams/dp/1558530487">\\Still in Love With You\\</a> by Lycrecia Williams 
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hank-Short-Life-Country-Williams/dp/163149337X/">\\Hank\\</a> by Mark Ribowsky 
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<a href="https://www.thehankwilliamsmuseum.net/">\\The Hank Williams Museum\\</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L21JIk1v3Og">\\Hank Williams A&amp;E Biography\\</a>
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About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different.

About A Girl

The tumultuous union between Audrey Mae Sheppard and Hank Williams was defined by her driving ambition to make them both stars.

Audrey & Hank Williams — Lovesick Blues

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