Mark Ribowsky

Mark Ribowsky is the author of 15 books, including Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations, the New York Times Notable Book Don’t Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball, and, most recently, Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul. He lives in Florida.

Hank Williams' Tragic New Year's Day

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Before the music star left on his fateful road trip, he began to have dark premonitions of death.

Mark Ribowsky | Published Jan 01, 2017

Hank Williams' Music-Star Curse

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He was unlucky in love, not much to look at, an alcoholic and a pill popper. But as soon as the music started, the king of country music could break your heart and mend it, too.

Mark Ribowsky | Published Dec 11, 2016