voc, g, dr, 1937-2005 US, West Virginia
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock
A.k.a. Hasil Raymond Adkins
[april 29, 1937 - April 26, 2005 (aged 67)] He was born and lived in Boone County, West Virginia and was a self taught one man band. The reason for this was because when he first heard Hank Williams on the radio he didn't know there was a band behind Hank. He thought that Hank Williams played all the instruments. He claimed a repertoire of over 9000 songs including over 7000 original compositions. Recurring themes in Adkins' work include love, heartbreak, hunchin', police, death, decapitation, commodity meat, aliens, and chicken. His music has a shared appreciation by the likes of The Cramps and John Zorn.