Why Does Hank Williams Jr Wear Sunglasses All The Time? I Have NEVER Seen A Picture Of Him Without Them

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The reason that Hank Williams Jr (born Randall Hank Williams in 1949) is mostly seen wearing sunglasses is due to an horrific accident that befell the country singer when he was only 22 years-old. At the time, he was a man who was struggling to climb out of his father's shadow, and heading down the same self-destructive road, when on a hiking expedition in Montana, the now legendary singer, fell 500 ft after attempting to climb Ajax mountain as the snow gave way beneath his feet.


The resulting fall saw Hank Jr's face literally split in two and really should have killed him. Instead after two year's worth of reconstructive surgery and of learning to talk again, Hank Williams Jr emerged like the proverbial Phoenix and began his legacy of super stardom, carving his own name into Country Music history, and on his own merits.


The sunglasses and beard combination which has become his trademark are thought to hide most of the scarring of the accident and the resultant corrective surgery.


An Autobiography entitled 'Living Proof' catalogs Bocephus's (A nickname Hank Williams Senior gave to his son as a baby) early career and graphically depicts the fall. In 1983 a made for TV movie of the same name failed to live up to the book, while also charting Hank Williams Jnr's early career, the fall and carrying out his mother's wishes to the detriment of his own artistic fulfillment, the movie received criticism from fans in regards to some minor factual inaccuracies, and also with the casting of Richard Thomas (previously immortalised as John Boy Walton in the beloved TV series The Waltons) coming under fire for his diminutive stature.

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To see pictures of him without sunglasses, a recent album cover 20th century masters collection Hank Williams Jr. Or some early photos of him.
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He fell off of ajax mountain in 75 since then yes he does wear his own custom made glasses and the hat and beard do go with his look. He lost an eye during the fall as well and he truly has one glass eye. And for all the people who keep asking hank jr did start losing hair young but hes not bald. Hes only bald in the front center part of his head and hes had fake hair stitched and he just combs his hair over to the right to cover it up.
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Hank Jr was crossing Ajax mountain when he slipped and fell.. He lost all of his teeth, broke both of his jaws, tore his nose off, knocked out one eye, broke every bone in his skull, he hit a boulder face first and it practically split his face in two. The guide took his hand and pushed Hank's scalp back over his brain which was exposed . It took him over 2 years to learn how to talk again.
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He had an accident several years ago that messed up his face and I believe it messed up one of his eyes.
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It was a rock slide on the side of a mountain. Pretty near took his whole face off. Since then full beard, hat & glasses for Mr. Williams. This was back mid-late 60's? Early 70's? Somewhere in there.
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While he was climbing Ajax Mountain in Montana in 1975, he fell 442 feet down the side of the mountain. His injuries were serious—his skull was split and his face was crushed—but he survived. Following extensive reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, he had to learn how to speak and sing all over again. Williams' recovery period lasted two years. After two years of surgery and recovery he returned to music. That is why he always has a hat and sun glasses.
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Listen to his song "family tradition" and you will hear him mention it.
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He fell off a Mountain and messed up his face really bad and he don't like people staring at him and he has an embarrassing scare
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Apparently you have not been a fan of his or a member of his fan club. There is picks without them. He had reconstructive surgery after falling 442 feet go read the book or see the movie living proof
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He is blind in 1 eye because of the fall off Ajax Mountain, watch the movie living proof the hank williams jr story and you might learn something
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He was on a cliff and a chunk broke he tried to get up but the tree limb broke and he fell down the Mountain his face was scared and he did not want people to see it
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Because hwj sucks so bad he doesn't want people to know who he is when he goes out in public.
He sucks dog peckers like all those dumb hillbilly rednecks

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