The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Hank Williams

Publish date: 2024-05-02

In the summer of 1952, Hank Williams had a brief affair with a dancer named Bobbie Jett. He had no intention of staying with Jett, as by this point he was already infatuated with Billie Jean Jones. However, he discovered shortly before his wedding to Jones that Jett was pregnant. Williams was still set on marrying Jones, so he and Jett devised an arrangement. They agreed that Williams' mother, Lillie, would raise the baby, with Williams and Jett having visitation rights. On her third birthday, custody would go to Williams. He would have custody until the child turned five, when they would then assume joint custody, per Lovesick Blues.

Ultimately, that would never happen. His daughter, christened Antha Belle Jett, was born just five days after Williams' death. Per the agreement, Williams' mother adopted the baby. Unfortunately, she died in 1955, just three years after her son's death, so little Jett went into foster care, becoming a ward of the state before she was eventually adopted.

According to the Guardian, her identity was undisclosed for years. She did not discover she was Williams' daughter until her adoptive father disclosed the information when she was 21. Her bloodline was not legally recognized until 1987, and she was not granted rights to her birth father's estate until 1989. She became an accomplished musician in her own right, performing under the name Jett Williams.

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