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American singer-songwriter and pioneer of honky-tonk country music, whose raw emotional delivery became the defining sound of modern country.Born in Alabama, Williams rose from local radio shows to national stardom in the late 1940s with timeless hits like 'Lovesick Blues' and 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' Despite chronic health issues and substance abuse, he recorded 35 Top 10 country singles before his death at 29. Posthumously inducted into multiple halls of fame, his influence reshaped A...