Hank Williams Sr. Receives Posthumous Pulitzer Prize
Country icon Hank Williams has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
Almost 60 years after Hank Sr. died at age 29, his work is still held in such high regard that the posthumous Special Citation was presented as the result of a confidential survey of experts in popular music. The citation recognizes the late musician for "his craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life."
"The citation, above all, recognizes the lasting impact of Williams as a creative force that influenced a wide range of other musicians and performers," said Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes.
In announcing the award, the Pulitzer Board noted that Hank "wrote and sang songs that reflected the hopes and struggles of everyday Americans, and his compositional skill and fusion of genres, experts say, became the measure by which country music is judged."
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