On this day in 1953, influential country singer Hank Williams, 29, dies of a heart attack in the back of a limousine on the way to a show in Canton, Ohio. Media speculated that his death may have resulted from drug and alcohol abuse. His hits included “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” His son, Hank Williams Jr., also became a country singer.

(With thanks to History.com)