![]() Thomas, George Jones….and even Pro Football Hall of Fame member Terry Bradshaw, who took the song to No. Interestingly enough, the song started off as the B-side of “My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It,” Elvis Presley called the song one of the saddest he ever heard during his 1973 Aloha From Hawaii NBC special, and the song stands as one of the most covered of Williams’ career – with versions from B.J. ![]() Hank Williams – “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”Īlong with “He Stopped Loving Her Today” and “When I Call Your Name,” if you were to poll fans about their favorite country song of all time – this one from 1951 would inevitably top the list. This seminal Hank Williams song – written by Cliff Friend and Ernie Mills – was not only his first chart-topper, but served as the centerpiece for one of the biggest days in country music history – J– when Williams performed the song for his debut at the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium – receiving SIX encores!ġ. Rather, he dipped into a classic well for this song – originally recorded by Elsie Clark in 1922. One of the greatest ironies in country music history is that the song that represented the breakthrough of Hank Williams – THE greatest songwriter in country music history – was not from his pen. Williams replied “Minnie, there ain’t no light.” Roy Acuff performed the song at Williams’ funeral in Montgomery in January 1953. After a show with Minnie Pearl, the singer was reportedly depressed, and she began to prod him to sing this Gospel standard. ![]() The song has been recorded countless times over the years by a wide variety of artists, and also is the subject of one of the saddest moments of Williams’ life. Perhaps Williams’ best attempt in that vein came with this 1948 release. It’s a classic, sure, but still – after close to seven decades – one of the most gripping vocal performances in country music history.Ī critical element of country music’s past – at least in the format’s “Golden Era” was the need of the performers to show their spiritual side. Listen to the words of this song, and you can’t help but be affected by the wistful pain the singer feels about still carrying a torch for his former lover. But, put all that aside for just a minute. Yes, the song stands as a classic Hank Williams composition. ![]() Yes, the song is one of country music’s most iconic ballads of all-time. Hank Williams – “I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)” The song was one of just a handful of Williams releases during his lifetime to not make the Top Ten (#12), but the lyrics of this song were ones that Williams knew all too well – and seemingly lived every day of his too-short existence.Ĥ. He took his pain and wounded pride, went home, and wrote this timeless classic, which was a huge country hit for himself, and a classic pop record for Tony Bennett.Ī rarity in his catalog in the fact that he did not write the song, this haunting track about a man headed down a painful path in life was penned by blind musician Leon Payne. The singer was visiting Audrey in the hospital, and leaned down to kiss his wife, when she turned away and lashed out to him. ![]() This Hank Williams song drips with pain and loneliness, and indeed it should. It is actually the song that Williams is performing in the film clip from the Kate Smith Evening Hour in March 1952 that was later used in the 1989 video for “There’s A Tear In My Beer.” Williams decided to record the song himself, and the result became a number one song for the singer. 2 in 1952 for Williams, and nearly three decades later, Charley Pride took the song to the top as a single from his tribute album There’s A Little Bit Of Hank In Me.Īccording to legend, Williams penned this countrified song of lust and yearning for Little Jimmy Dickens while traveling on an airplane with his fellow Grand Ole Opry member, as well as comedian Minnie Pearl and her husband Henry. Williams and Fred Rose attempted to record this frisky number three times before they hit the mark in late 1951. If at first you don’t succeed – try again, and then again if the second attempt fails. ![]()
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