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Randall Hank Williams, best known as Hank Williams, Jr. and by his nickname Bocephus, is the son of country music legend Hank Williams. He was born on May 29, 1949 in Shreveport, La. His father nicknamed him Bocephus after Grand Ole Opry comedian Rod Bradfield's ventriloquist dummy.
As a child Williams got to know his father's peer musicians, including Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and Earl Scruggs.
When his father tragically died in 1953 when Williams was just 4 years old, his mother, Audrey, decided to groom him to take over his father's legacy. He started performing at just 8 years old.
