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    • Sep 17, 1973
    On the day her late husband would have turned 50, Audrey Williams sends 20 dozen roses to Hank Williams' grave in Montgomery, Alabama
    Mar 25, 1974
    The late Hank Williams receives the Pioneer Award during the ninth annual Academy Of Country Music awards, hosted by Roger Miller at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California
    Nov 12, 1974
    Minnie Pearl defends the artists who created ACE during a lecture at a Nashville university: "This year's female vocalist winner, Olivia Newton-John, said she was coming to Nashville to meet Hank Williams. She didn't even know that he was dead"
    Oct 22, 1975
    The courts rule that Billie Jean Williams' marriage to Hank Williams was valid and that she is entitled to 50% of his royalties from copyright renewal. Williams' first wife, Audrey, had contested Billie Jean's rights
    Nov 4, 1975
    Hank Williams' former wife, Audrey Williams, dies the same day the IRS plans to repossess her home
    Nov 7, 1975
    Funeral services are held for Audrey Williams--ex-wife of the late Hank Williams--in Troy and Montgomery, Alabama. Hank Williams Jr. makes his first public appearance since an August mountain accident, wearing dark glasses and a toupee
    Dec 8, 1975
    Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw records Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" in a midday session at Nashville's US Recording Studio
    Aug 25, 1976
    Moe Bandy records the Hank Williams-penned "I'm Sorry For You, My Friend" in a lunchtime session at Nashville's Columbia Studio B
    Feb 12, 1977
    Two former Hank Williams hits are covered on the night's edition of "Hee Haw" as Roy Clark sings "Half As Much" and Buck Owens leads the whole "Hee Haw" gang in "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)." Owens also covers "Take Me Back To Tulsa." Guests include Hoyt Axton and Barbara Mandrell, who performs "Standing Room Only"
    Mar 1, 1977
    The album "24 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits" is certified gold by the RIAA
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