Legendary rock critic Chet Flippo will be remembered as 'a fierce advocate of country music, long before country music was cool'. Famed for his no-holds-barred attitude to music journalism, he was one of the earliest editors of Rolling Stone. In the span of his distinguished four-decade-long career, his work appeared in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Gallery, New York, Texas Monthly and many other publications besides. He was the author of an array of bestselling books, including Graceland: The Living Legacy of Elvis Presley, Yesterday: The Biography of a Beatle, David Bowie's Serious Moonlight: The World Tour Book with Denis O'Regan, and Gone Country: Portraits of Country Music's New Stars with Raeanne Rubenstein. He served as editorial director of Country Music Television and CMT.com until his death in 2013.

In this vivid portrait of a tragic hero who lived the songs he wrote, Hank Williams, the "Cadillac Cowboy", comes to life like he has never done before. From the man to the legend, Hank Williams' six-year career is chronicled and illustrated with eight pages of photos.