Hank Williams IV - “Son Of Sin” 7” - NEW!
COLEMAN WILLIAMS aka “IV”
IV And The Strange Band
There are family traditions, and then there is the Williams Family Tradition. Beginning with the legendary Hank Williams, then his son, Hank Jr. and grandson, Hank 3, now the fourth generation of Williams (Coleman Williams or IV) is ready to take his place in the music world with his band, IV And The Strange Band.
Raised in Nashville as the only child of Hank Williams III, IV spent his formative years being driven by the heavy tones and sounds of progressive vocal driven music but still retaining a love for the southern country and blues legends.
Even though IV had been singing and writing songs his entire life, he had never really had a project to express his true voice. He also had reservations about ever being like the rest of his family, wanting to forge his own path. Jason Dietz, bassist/producer, would help to change that as would musician Joe Buck with whom IV has developed his style of guitar playing.
IV then met the group of musicians he needed for what is now dubbed the “Strange Band”: David Talley, lead guitar, Laura Beth Jewell on Fiddle, Taylor Powell on drums and Daniel Mason (Hank 3) on banjo. The band found its sound: 100 watt amps blended with fiddle, banjo, drums, and powerful vocal driven country hooks combining many diverse influences and different musical histories.
Being 29 and starting his music career seems an interesting time, but that exact age is when his great grandfather Hank Sr.’s life ended. IV had a vision and dream that couldn’t be obtained in the right way without this journey. Being handed a legacy is one thing to try, but IV is determined to earn it.