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This list contains 167 songs written by American singer-songwriter Hank Williams, including those where he is credited as co-author. The songs are arranged alphabetically. The songs are arranged alphabetically.
Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel is the twenty-fifth solo studio album by American country singer Connie Smith. It was released in May 1975 via Columbia Records and contained 11 tracks. The project was a tribute to Hank Williams and was considered the first tribute gospel album of his material. Smith had found over half of the album's ...
The song became a standard for both the country music and gospel music genres, and has been covered by several artists of the two genres and beyond. Allmusic called it one of Williams' "finest songs concerning his strong religious conviction". [18] It was ranked first in Country Music Television's 20 Greatest Songs of Faith in 2005. [19]
"When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels" is a hymn written by Hank Williams. It was the B-side to his second single, " Wealth Won't Save Your Soul ," released in 1947 on Sterling Records . Williams wrote and performed spiritual music throughout his career on his radio shows and in concert, usually closing personal appearances with his famous ...
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:
"Beyond the Sunset" is a song written by Blanche Kerr Brock, Virgil P. Brock, and Albert Kennedy Rowswell. [1] It was released as a single by Hank Williams under the pseudonym Luke the Drifter in 1950.
George Jones recorded the song as a duet with Melba Montgomery in 1964 for United Artists. Porter Wagoner cut it in 1966. Hank Williams, Jr. cut the song for MGM in 1969. The Seldom Scene covered the song on their album Act Two in 1973. Kenny Rankin covered the song in 1970 and again in 1976. Connie Smith recorded the song on Columbia in 1975.
His earliest success as a songwriter came from writing gospel songs, and he would go on to compose the standard "I Saw the Light." In the American Masters documentary about Williams, former Drifting Cowboy R.D. Norred recalls, "Hank was kind of a highly religious person. Boy, he believed in them old gospel songs."