The Last Ride
At the end of 1952, with the best years of his career behind him, Hank Williams hires a local youth to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Year's Day shows in West Virginia and Ohio.
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"When done right some of the best films out there are those dealing with real life people, especially those that have become icons in the entertainment industry. For some reason some get the big budget treatment and others seem to be left to the straight to video or limited run route. The latest is The Last Ride focusing on Hank Williams senior, but takes an interesting direction with the tale, but does it deliver? The Last Ride follows the end of 1952, with the best years of Hank Williams's career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pa..."
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On December 30, 1952, Hank Williams hired Charles Carr, a freshman at Auburn, to drive him in his 1952 powder-blue Cadillac from Montgomery, Alabama to shows in Charleston, West Virginia and Canton, Ohio. Snow fell most of the way. The afternoon of December 31, Williams learned that snow had canceled his flight to Charleston. They checked into a Knoxville hotel. The hotel porters had to carry Williams, under the influence of two shots of morphine, to the backseat of the limo when it was decided that they would drive to Canton. The next morning, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, Carr found Williams dead, lying in the same position in which the porters had placed him. Carr remained in Montgomery and worked in investment and real estate until he retired. He died in July 2013, at age 79.
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At the end of 1952, with the best years of his career behind him, Hank Williams hires a local youth to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Year's Day shows in West Virginia and Ohio.