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'Monday Night Football' Drops Hank Williams Jr. Theme for Good

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:07:22 +0000

On Monday, after Hank Williams Jr. appeared on Fox News and compared President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner’s recent golf outing to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” ESPN pulled Williams’ classic opening theme from that night’s airing of ‘Monday Night Football.’

‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night,’ which includes the catchphrase, “Are you ready for some football?,” had opened the show for nearly 20 years. At the time, the network declined to say whether the benching would be permanent or not, but now it seems it is.

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Hank Williams Jr. Issues Statement Clarifying Controversial Hitler Comment

Jeff Giles — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:18:28 +0000

It may not do anything to save his long-running gig as the musical kickoff for ‘Monday Night Football,’ but Hank Williams, Jr. has issued a personal statement in response to the brouhaha that erupted after his recent appearance on ‘Fox and Friends.’

Williams, who compared a golf match between President Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” attempted to clarify his remarks through a post on his website.

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Hank Williams Jr Pulled From Monday Night Football Last Night [VIDEO]

Brian Scott — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:40:41 +0000

For the first time in 20 years, last nights broadcast of Monday Night Football was started without the Emmy Award winning song "All My Rowdy Friends" by Hank Williams Jr. During a broadcast of Fox And Friends Monday morning Williams was asked to weigh in on the Republican stable of Presidential candidates

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Daughter Jett Williams Talks About Rare And Unreleased Recordings Of Hank Williams [AUDIO]

Brian Scott — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:48:47 +0000

Following a lawsuit filed by Jett Williams and half-brother Hank Williams Jr in 2005 a lower court ruled that they, representing the estate of Hank Sr, had the sole rights to sell and promote his old recordings.

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