Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum, Georgiana
The house where a young Hank Williams got his first guitar and learned to play from Rufus Payne
127 Rose Street
Georgiana, Alabama, United States
31.6397° N · -86.7419° W
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The Hank Williams Boyhood Home at 127 Rose Street in Georgiana, Alabama is where Williams lived from 1931 to 1934, from the age of seven. The two-storey house was built in 1850 and features a raised porch on stilts and a wrap-around porch. The Williams family moved to Georgiana in 1930; their first house in town burned down, and they relocated to this address.
Rufus Payne and the First Guitar
It was while living at this house that Williams received his first guitar at the age of eight and began learning from Rufus Payne, a local street musician known as Tee-Tot. Williams also performed on the streets and worked odd jobs — selling crops, shining shoes, and selling peanuts.
The Museum
The house was purchased by the city of Georgiana in 1992 and opened as a museum in 1993. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1991. The museum contains exhibits detailing Williams's life and music career, including a guitar, lap steel guitar, and piano, though little of the original furnishings have been preserved.
The Hank Williams Boyhood Home at 127 Rose Street in Georgiana, Alabama is where Williams lived from 1931 to 1934, from the age of seven. The two-storey house was built in 1850 and features a raised porch on stilts and a wrap-around porch. The Williams family moved to Georgiana in 1930; their first house in town burned down, and they relocated to this address.
Rufus Payne and the First Guitar
It was while living at this house that Williams received his first guitar at the age of eight and began learning from Rufus Payne, a local street musician known as Tee-Tot. Williams also performed on the streets and worked odd jobs — selling crops, shining shoes, and selling peanuts.
The Museum
The house was purchased by the city of Georgiana in 1992 and opened as a museum in 1993. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1991. The museum contains exhibits detailing Williams's life and music career, including a guitar, lap steel guitar, and piano, though little of the original furnishings have been preserved.
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