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Homesick (lyrics by Williams; music composed by Hank Williams, Jr.) Honey, Do You Love Me, Huh? (co-written with Curley Williams) Honky Tonk Blues; Honky Tonkin' How Can You Refuse Him Now; How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart? (lyrics by Williams, recorded by Gillian Welch and Norah Jones for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams) Howlin' at ...
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
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:
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]
Various writers quoted Williams as saying he wrote the song originally intending the words be spoken rather than sung, as he had done on several of his Luke the Drifter recordings. [4] 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 ...
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952. It is Williams' most recorded song. Named for a Creole and Cajun dish, jambalaya, it spawned numerous recordings and has since achieved popularity in several different music genres.
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."
The song was the last single to be released during Williams' lifetime. Co-writer Fred Rose, who died two years after the song's release, played a critical role in the development of Williams' songwriting; as Colin Escott points out, it was up to Rose "to separate the gold from the dross and work with Hank to transform the best ideas into integrated, complete statements, taut with commercial logic.