Rock Almanac: September 17, 2008

Posted on Sep 17th 2008 8:00AM by Gaylord Fields
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On This Date in 1923: Hank Williams is born Hiram King Williams in Mount Olive, Ala.

The Almanac Advises for September 17: "The poet laureate is an officially appointed wordsmith, whose task it is to create verses that chronicle the national mood. This person is entrusted to be the voice of a nation's people through his or her words."

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