2010 Fan Reviews
Wally Fulbright
Wilsonville, OR
September 24, 2010
Hank Williams Revisited
Little Opry Theatre
This is a small and intimate setting, very different
from most of the other shows offered in Branson.
Tim Hadler, his bass player and steel guitar player
provided a wonderful performance! He is charming and humble,
appreciative that all of us that attended the Hank Williams
Review. He is a gifted storyteller and gifted singer and guitar
player and took us through Hank's life and significant events,
singing all the songs that we knew and loved. He does a wonderful
job of capturing Hank's style. He also personalized his performance
for the audience, taking time to know names and important events
being celebrated, where people came from, and involving audience
members in the process.
We are definitely Tim Hadler fans now and will
be following his career and progress in the future.
We strongly recommend this show for all who love
Hank Williams, enjoy country music, and want to see a rising
star in the making.
Deb Koenig
Latrobe, PA
September 24, 2010
Hank Williams Revisited
Little Opry Theatre
Tim Hadler did a great job impersonating Hank
Williams.
My husband loves Hank Williams' songs and even
he (who is quite a tough one to please) thought this fellow
did a great job with the inflections, sound of the voice, etc.
He was quite personable and did a fine job pleasing the audience,
who appeared to enjoy the show as much as we did! Tim's mixture
of the songs and stories was just right!
I particularly liked the way Tim dealt with Hank's
end of life problems, struggles, and thought he was quite gracious
regarding Hank's last days and his eternal resting place.
Great show!
Leonard Robertson
Branson, MO
September 18, 2010
Hank Williams Revisited
Little Opry Theatre
Tim sings, Rick McCuen plays bass, & Robert
Cardon plays pedal steel guitar on Hank Williams classic country
songs. Tim shares overview of Hank's life. It was Tim's birthday
& everyone got free cupcakes & cider. Bob's steel playing
was best I ever heard. Tim ended show with imitations of George
Jones & Willie Nelson, which were excellent likeness. Rick
sang some of Eddy Arnold's "Make the world go away, &
did beautiful harmony backup with Tim's singing. Bob’s
instrumental (steel guitar rag) sounded great & all his
fill-ins were very tastefully played (often exactly like Don
Helm's original recordings with Hank).
This 3 piece band was my favorite of so many Branson
shows I've attended for several years.
Leroy Powell
Branson, MO
September 13, 2010
Hank Williams Revisited with Tim Hadler
Little Opry Theatre
I have been to many shows in Branson and Tim Hadler
is the best show that I have seen. There are many, many super
performers in Branson, but I enjoyed this show the most.
The audience gave him a standing ovation and he
and his musicians performed another six songs. He portrayed
Willie Nelson and George Jones and did an outstanding job. His
Bass Fiddle player performed an Eddie Arnold and his performance
was also outstanding. I learned a lot about Hank Williams that
I did not know. Tim performed as Hank Williams and you feel
like you are at a LIVE performance of Hank Williams. Tim has
a great personality and interacts with the audience. At the
intermission, he personally passed out cupcakes to everybody
in the audience and they were good.
I wholly recommend this show to everybody that
wants to see an outstanding show.
Rick Orsborn
Denver, CO
September 13, 2010
Hank Williams Revisited
Little Opry Theatre
Tim Hadler's love for Hank Williams and his audience
shows throughout the entire "Hank Williams Review".
Mr. Hadler starts by relating to us how he came
to appreciate the music and the genius of Hank Williams. He
tells us how he will use his research into Hank's life as a
narrative to connect the songs. He leaves the stage and reappears
with his band as Hank Williams. The singing and playing of the
three men on the stage truly do deliver Hank Williams to the
audience. Mr. Hadley's account follows Williams up to his death.
Mr. Hadler spent the intermission and post-show
time chatting with his audience. The show itself gives us full
meal, and then he has given us more of himself as dessert. The
result is a delicious evening!
Patricia L Bangert
Blue Eye, MO
September 10, 2010
Hank Williams Revisited/ Tim Hadler
Little Opry Theatre
Tim Hadler put on a very enjoyable show with his
portrayal of the legendary Hank Williams. His back-up players
were excellent, also.
He included his audience in his show and it made
for a very enjoyable afternoon. He was asked for several encore
songs which he did will a smile. I am sharing the good news
about this show with all my friends and neighbors in our development
and I will go see him again. His tributes to the veterans were
very meanful to the veterans in his audience.
Another pleasant surprise was him serving cupcakes
in a patriotic theme to everyone in the audience. I am planning
to take my Red Hat group to see & enjoy this show.
Pegge Hertzfeldt
Branson West, MO
July 12, 2010
Hank Williams Revisited/ Tim Hadler
Little Opry Theatre
The show was opened with some film of Hank Williams
which was a nice way to introduce him to audience members who
may not have ever seen Hank.
Tim did a magnificent job of telling about Hank,
the performer as well as Hank, the person. Tim's singing ability
is beyond question, and his portrayal of Hank Williams' songs
was uncanny. Tim did not dwell on the negative aspects of Hank's
life, nor did he try and make Hank a saint; rather, he gave
a charming and musically-pleasing tribute to a country music
legend.
This show has vaulted into my personal "must
see" file, and I heartily recommend the show to everyone
I meet!
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