Question:
George Strait or Hank Williams, Sr.?
wariofan64
2011-01-28 22:13:18 UTC
Who do you like more, I like both artists and even though Hank Sr. is regarded as the best country artist I personally prefer George Strait, that's not saying I don't like him I just like George a little more
21 answers:
haters make me famous
2011-01-29 07:02:23 UTC
Hank Williams Sr. has been my favorite singer for the last 11 years. I love George Strait, and have seen him 4 times in concert. George has a special place in my country music heart. But there will NEVER be anyone as great as Hank Sr to me. Everything about Hank Sr intrigues me. His life, his death, his struggle with spina bifida which caused his drug use to help ease the pain. The songs that Hank Sr sings can pierce right to your soul. You can hear the emotion in every word that he sings. From sad songs like "cold, cold heart" to happy numbers like "jambalaya on the bayou", his music just does something to me. I would say George Strait is considered to be one of todays greatest country artists, but of all time it still is Hank Williams Sr. 50 + years after his death, people are still recording his songs, and listing him as one of their greatest influences. And that, my friend, is nothing to scoff at.
michealt59
2011-01-29 14:06:11 UTC
I think Hank is the better artist. If you listen to his music, you will understand what he is saying.

George Strait might not be a country artist if it weren't for Hank Williams.He might have just been

a Rodeo Cowboy that could sing and never sung in public.
2011-01-29 12:00:32 UTC
I love both but it's Hank. George has a wonderful voice and is a better singer than Hank. But George's music is strangely lacking in emotion, a trait that many of the best country singers of his generation has.
Patmua6
2011-01-30 10:35:35 UTC
Hank Williams Sr ,The Boss Man
?
2011-01-28 22:56:44 UTC
Hank Williams Sr. shouldn't even be compared to George Strait! .Totally And Always,The Late Great Hank!!!!!!!
Kate2296
2011-01-29 00:58:24 UTC
I love George Strait. He's the whole reason a 14 year old like me loves country music :)
Lana H
2011-01-28 22:39:13 UTC
HANK

Love George, he's one of the best. But he's no Hank. Hank contributed more to music in 5 years than most people could in 10 lifetimes. His impact and influence is immeasurable. There'd a been no George without Hank. He's the number one male Country singer of all time (and I'd love just as much to give the designation to George JONES, but without Hank there'd be no Possum either).
2011-01-29 12:59:27 UTC
George Strait. He's got a better voice, and in my opinion, better music. I've never been a Hank Sr. fan, and never will be. George is called King George for a reason!
2011-01-28 22:15:09 UTC
George Strait girl all the way (: <3 him and all my country boys!
michelle
2016-01-31 14:12:43 UTC
Hank Williams Sr. all the way everyday!!!
David H
2011-01-30 05:20:47 UTC
How could you compare the two ?Hank Williams is Country music!
?
2011-01-29 08:24:29 UTC
Hank Williams.



Hank wrote his songs and squeezed every ounce of emotion out of every word he sang. George doesn't convey emotion in many of his songs (compare the zip in Faron Young's "If You Ain't Lovin (You Ain't Livin')" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU0NbiwgSeA to George's version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCoSH-V_akI ). People in all genres of music, from country to rock to punk to bluegrass, do Hank Williams songs, and will continue to do so. The fact that he made the impact that he did with a national career of just six years -- and the fact that people are asking questions about him -- show just how significant he was, is, and ever shall be. And to that end, George Strait cannot hold a candle to him.
Veronica
2011-01-29 01:11:49 UTC
George Strait i love his music!!
Michael Marino
2011-01-28 23:10:06 UTC
george strait. my fav country singer of all time
az_cowboy688
2011-01-29 08:56:49 UTC
GEORGE STRAIT is in a class of his own and no country artist comes close to him, amen!
Cindy M
2011-01-29 15:16:01 UTC
Strait to my heart.
frankie fast hands
2011-01-29 00:24:51 UTC
I've never heard either of their music, but I'd have to say George Strait. There is just something about his name that makes me think he is less gay than the other feller.
Bob
2017-03-25 15:23:33 UTC
Great answer, "Haters Make Me Famous". I personally agree 100%. But I would add, from a musical and creative perspective, that Hank Williams, Sr. was an incredibly gifted musical artist in every sense - in fact, an unparalleled genius. He expressed himself effortlessly and with precision (like the great John Lennon), and used musical rhythm (largely blues oriented) and chord structure to place nearly perfect melodies that reveal all the beauty, sadness, or frustration that certain chords and musical keys can evoke. In a way, every musical progression, key, and indeed every chord can have a "mood" to it. Hank brilliantly took these musical tools and created wonderful sonic environments with various themes, atmospheres, and feels - feels that capture very deep and universal themes of human experience. This feat is why he is deservedly hailed as the "Hillbilly Shakespeare".



Sometimes, it's upbeat, religious, and optimistic ("I Saw the Light"), or in celebration ("Jambalaya", as you mentioned), or in the shoes of another ethnicity ("Kawliga" and "The Funeral"), or romantically innocent ("Hey Good Looking", "Setting the Woods on Fire", and "Baby We're Really in Love"), or downright depressed and hopeless ("Alone and Forsaken", "Lost on the River", "I'm So Lonesome", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues", "I Don't Care If Tomorrow Never Comes", or the very mournful "I've Just Told Mama Goodbye"). Then there's also countless songs about romantic trouble ("Cold Cold Heart", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "You Win Again", "I Can't Help It", "There's a Tear in my Beer", "Take These Chains From My Heart", "I Hang My Head and Cry", "You're Gonna Change or I'm Gonna Leave", "Why Should We Try Anymore", "Why Don't You Love Me", and "I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living", among others).



At the end of the day, he was a musically advanced poet with a great sense of humanity in him. His songs are much more than what we usually tend to call "songs". They are little musical artworks - like any great painting or literary masterpiece. They tell us about ourselves. About Life. In them, we find much with which we can relate, and we realize human experiences are not singular but instead that they are what make us human to begin with. Hank displayed this humanity for all to see in his music (again, like the great John Lennon). He was a brilliant songwriter (and in my estimation, he is the greatest, even more so than Bob Dylan). Musically, creatively, poetically, and in every other way, he is a genius no one can touch, and the day he died, we lost a great wealth of possible musical artwork. We may never see another individual as uniquely gifted as Hank in a very long time. To me, he's the Micheal Jordan of not only country music, but of music in general. He was perfect. Excellent. High-functioning. Brimming with musical ideas and a need to express himself.



As a creative type myself, he's nothing short of a pure mentor and idol. A goal to aim at, knowing you'll never come close to reaching it, because only one human being has ever managed to climb so high (except perhaps Mozart, in my view).



But yes, you are correct: Hank does something to me that I can't really put my finger on. It's just there. And no one else does it. Just he. He was one of a kind and (in a sense) there'll never be another.
Layne
2011-01-30 07:49:56 UTC
Hank, all day, every day
Not Tellooo
2011-01-29 03:01:30 UTC
they both suck.
magdalene
2016-09-15 02:17:48 UTC
thanks for the replies, very much appreciated.


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