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    • May 26, 1949
    Hank Williams Jr. is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. The son of country legend Hank Williams, he develops his own career, taking Entertainer of the Year in 1987 from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music
    Jun 3, 1949
    Hank Williams makes his last appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride" at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, leaving the radio show to join the Grand Ole Opry. Red Sovine takes his place
    Jun 11, 1949
    Hank Williams makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Lovesick Blues" and "Mind Your Own Business." Legend claims he receives six encores. In the audience is Porter Wagoner, attending his first Opry show
    Jul 14, 1949
    Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys Band is formed. It features guitarist Bob McNett, fiddler Jerry Rivers, bass player Hillous Butrum and steel guitarist Don Helms
    Jul 15, 1949
    MGM releases the Hank Williams hit "Mind Your Own Business"
    Aug 9, 1949
    The divorce of Hank and Audrey Williams, finalized in May 1948, is reversed, 11 weeks after the birth of Hank Williams Jr.
    Aug 30, 1949
    Hank Williams records "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It" and "I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'" during an afternoon session at the E.T. Herzog Studio in Cincinnati
    Sep 7, 1949
    Hank and Audrey Williams buy a home at 4916 Franklin Road in Nashville
    Sep 9, 1949
    MGM releases Hank Williams' "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)," with "Lost Highway" on the B side
    Nov 13, 1949
    A Grand Ole Opry revue heads to Europe to entertain Air Force enlistees. The tour lineup includes Red Foley, Roy Acuff, Little Jimmy Dickens, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield and Hank Williams
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