Monday, August 18, 2008

He's still ready for some football

For an unprecedented 20th season, Hank Williams Jr. will be singing the opening theme for Monday Night Football., starting with ESPN's Sept. 8 double header of Minnesota at Green Bay (7 p.m. ET) and Denver at Oakland (10:15 p.m. ET). Williams first performed "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" -- based on his hit song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" -- in 1989 during the 20th anniversary season of MNF on ABC. Through the years, the MNF intro segment has featured Williams in a variety of settings -- cruising the highway in a convertible with Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, tapping with famed dancer Savion Glover, even flying through outer space. After performing alongside an all-star band the past two years on ESPN, Williams will be a solo act this fall, welcoming fans to the weekly MNF game with a house party theme.

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