Beecher O'Quinn's new book celebrates the story behind the Hank Williams commemorative stamp - Beecher O’Quinn Jr., author of The Story Behind the Hank Williams Commemorative Stamp will be at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, lower level Bristol Mall, on Saturday November 19 from 1:00 P.M. until 2:30 P.M. for a book signing. O’Quinn will be accompanied by local musicians who will play music by Hank Williams Sr.

Mr. O'Quinn lobbied U.S. Congress and Senate and the U.S. Postal Service to get Hank Williams Sr. picture on the U.S. Commemorative postage stamp. On June 9th, 1993 this stamp was dedicated at Fan Fair in Nashville, Tennessee. Hank Williams Jr. along with Postmaster General Marvin Runyon attended the dedication.

This wonderful and detailed book contains over 130 photos of Hank Williams, some of which are published for the first time. The work also includes original correspondence from US Senators, Congressmen, Mayors, Governors and country music artists in support of the project. The work also includes an exquisite article with photos of Don Howard Surface; the relief driver from Bluefield, West Virginia, who was hired to help drive Hank Williams to Canton, Ohio on January 1, 1953. The book is for sale at the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Museum Gift Shop, as well as on-line at amazon.com, booksamillion.com, and barnesandnoble.com

Mr. O'Quinn, along with Mary Wallace, also organized the Hank Williams Sr. International Fan Club and served as the first president from 1992 until 1996. He currently serves as the president of the International Traditional Country Music Fan Club and resides in Watauga, Tennessee.

The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the story of the living musical heritage of the Appalachian mountains and the cultural traditions that sustain it. The BCMA is funded in part by grants from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission. For more information, call (276) 645-0111.