Drifting Cowboys

Drifting Cowboys
The Drifting Cowboys

Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys performing on WSM
Background information
Genres Country, Honky Tonk
Instruments Guitar
Bass
Steel Guitar
Years active 1939–1953
Associated acts Hank Williams
Past members

Hank Williams
Don Helms (Steel Guitar)
Clent Holmes (Guitar)
Herbert "Lum" York (Bass)
Joe Pennington (Guitar)
Lemuel Curtiss Crysel (Fiddle)
Cedric Rainwater (Bass)
Sammy Pruitt (Guitar)
Grady Martin (Fiddle) Billy Byrd (Guitar) Jack Drake (Bass) Smith Addair (Bass, Guitar, Harmonica) Daniel Jack Boling (Guitar) Freddy Beach (Fiddle) George Brown (Fiddle) Louis Brown (Guitar) Hillous Butrum (Bass) Lefty Clark (Saxophone) Paul Compton (Guitar) Curly Corbin Clyde Criswell (Guitar) Zeke Crittenden (Guitar) Richard Paul Dennis, Jr (Guitar, Bass, Vocals)

Allen Dunkin (Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Fiddle)

The Drifting Cowboys were the backing group for American music legend Hank Williams. The band went through several lineups during Williams's career, and surviving members of the group continue to tour and make public appearances to this day.

One modern day version of the group, the backing band for William's daughter Jett Williams, was led by original Drifting Cowboys steel guitarist Don Helms; another version of the group known as "Hank's Drifters" features original Drifting Cowboys members Clent Holmes and Pee Wee Moultrie. Moultrie, Holmes and Helms made many appearances with former Drifting Cowboys bassist Herbert "Lum" York until York's death in 2004.

Former Drifting Cowboys lead guitarist Joe Pennington later became a pioneering Rockabilly artist and continues to tour and record both Country Music and Gospel Music. Former Drifting Cowboy Hillous Butrum later became a successful record producer and pioneer in the field of music videos. Ray Price took over the band after Williams' death for a short time.

External links

v · Hank Williams
Discography
Songs
Family
Hank Williams Jr. · Jett Williams · Hank Williams III · Holly Williams
Related Articles
Death of Hank Williams · List of tributes to Hank Williams · Drifting Cowboys · Sterling Records · MGM Records · Grand Ole Opry · The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams



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