Alabama Tourism Department Kicks off Hank Williams Trail Tour at Redmont Hotel

According to a press release late last week from Alabama Tourism Department Regional Director Rick Harmon, The Alabama Tourism Department will be kicking off a re-enactment tour of sites along Hank Williams’ “Last Ride” in conjunction with the new Hank Williams movie I Saw the Light.

Hank's daughter (Jett) and granddaughter (Hilary) will join state tourism officials tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. as they travel to sites in Birmingham, Fort Payne, Knoxville and Oak Hill, West Virginia. A powder blue 1953 Cadillac almost identical to the one owned by Hank Williams will be on the tour as well.

The tour will begin in front of Birmingham’s Redmont Hotel and end in Oak Hill where Williams died. A historic marker will be installed in Oak Hill to commemorate the Hank Williams Trail.

"Alabama celebrates Hank Williams film by retracing singer’s last ride
Following Monday’s Montgomery premiere of “I Saw the Light,” the Hank Williams film biography featuring Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen, The Alabama Tourism Department will make its own “Last Ride.”

The March 22-24 trip, which concludes in Oak Hill, W. Va., where a historic marker will be dedicated, will begin with a 10:30 a.m. March 22 stop in front of Birmingham’s Redmont Hotel, where Williams spent the final night before his death.

Schedule

Tuesday, March 22

10:30 a.m. press conference at Birmingham’s Redmont Hotel, 2101 5th Ave. N.

3:30 p.m. press conference at Fort Payne’s Beason’s Barber Shop

Wednesday, March 23

10:30 a.m. press conference at former site of Knoxville’s Andrew Johnson Hotel

Thursday, March 24

10:30 a.m. Installation of historic marker at Lively Family Amphitheater in Oak Hill