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Cajun Baby (lyrics by Williams; music composed by Hank Williams, Jr.) Cajun Baby Blues (co-written with Jimmy Fields) California Zephyr; Calling You; Coeur Brise (co-written with William Lamothe) Cold, Cold Heart; Come a Runnin' (co-written with Jimmy Fields) Countryfied; Cowboys Don't Cry (lyrics by Williams, music composed by Mickey Newbury)
This list contains cover songs recorded by American singer-songwriter Hank Williams and the composer(s). The songs are arranged alphabetically. The songs are arranged alphabetically. Contents:
I Can't Escape from You (Hank Williams song) I Can't Get You Off of My Mind; I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) I Could Never Be Ashamed of You; I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle; I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living; I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song) I Won't Be Home No More; I'd Still Want You
The lyrics and the melody by Williams closely resembled Albert E. Brumley's "He Set Me Free", published in 1939 and released in March 1941 by the Chuck Wagon Gang. [7] Biblical citations were used, including the Gospels of Matthew and John , [ 8 ] as well as excerpts from the First Epistle to the Thessalonians and Book of Revelation . [ 9 ]
"Hey, Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. [4] In 2003, CMT voted the Hank Williams version No. 19 on CMT's 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music. Since its original 1951 recording it has been covered by a variety of artists.
According to Colin Escott's 2004 book: Hank Williams: A Biography, the inspiration for the song came from the title to a different song Williams spotted on a list of forthcoming MGM record releases. The song was recorded on August 30, 1949, at Herzog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The track boasts lyrics that connect to the loneliness of the HBO post-apocalyptic series, as Williams sings in the chorus: “Alone and forsaken by fate and by man/Oh Lord, if you hear me, please ...
According to Colin Escott's 2004 book Hank Williams: The Biography, fiddler Jerry Rivers always claimed that Hank wrote the song in the touring sedan, and when he came up with the opening line, "Today I passed you on the street," and then asked for suggestions, steel guitarist Don Helms replied, "And I smelled your rotten feet."