Hank Williams “Live” 1952

Starring Joe Matheson as ‘Hank Williams’

Hank walks on stage, the band kicks into “Settin’ the Woods on Fire” and the show is off and running! The audience is treated to all of Hank Williams’ hits during an intimate and revealing evening with one of the legends of country music!

Joe Matheson, who has been dubbed “the quintessential voice of Hank Williams”, is an accomplished professional actor and singer who previously starred as Hank Williams in The Show He Never Gave. This fully scripted musical theatre piece is Matheson’s personal tribute to the King of Country Music. It’s not a true story, but the stories are true. If it ain’t exactly factual well, as Hank would say, “What Momma don’t know won’t hurt’er!”

Hank Williams “Live” can be tailored specifically for each event, from a 30-minute performance jam packed with Hank Williams’ greatest classics, to the full-length two hour show (with intermission). Hank is joined onstage by a four or five piece backing band handpicked to play Hank’s songs, true to the spirit of the original recordings.

One thing is for certain – Hank Williams “Live” is not to be missed!

Joe Matheson

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Matheson has appeared in national touring productions of Jersey Boys (Dancap), Tommy and Miss Saigon (Mirvish Productions), Ragtime (LiveEnt), The Rocky Horror Show and Hair (European Tour). He has graced the stages of many regional Canadian theatres; he has performed Off-Broadway and at the Stratford Festival. Matheson’s film and television credits include Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (Alliance Atlantis) and Ready or Not (Insight Productions).

After headlining the 2002 Grandstand Show at the Calgary Stampede, playing to 20,000 people a night, Matheson wrote his own Hank Williams show. Hank Williams ‘Live’ 1952 has played throughout Manitoba, southern BC and Saskatchewan, as well as selling out the Festival Theatre in Edmonton.

For more information please visit www.joematheson.ca