Birmingham author and journalist Paul Hemphill has died. He passed away in Atlanta after a battle against throat cancer that had spread to his lungs, according to the Times obit. I interviewed Hemphill about his next to last book, Lovesick Blues, a biography of Hank Williams, in January of 2006, including a conversation at Williams' grave in Montgomery. You can watch the interview online here. I also interviewed him about an earlier book "Leaving Birmingham: Notes of a Native Son" in the Magic City. The late author's official site is here. Go in Peace, Paul.
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