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"Lovesick Blues" is a Tin Pan Alley song,composed by Cliff Friend,with lyrics by Irving Mills. It first appeared in the 1922 musical "Oh,Ernest",and was recorded that year by Elsie Clark and Jack Shea. Emmett Miller recorded it in 1925 and 1928,followed by country music singer Rex Griffin in 1939. The recordings by Griffin and Miller inspired Hank Williams to perform the song during his first appearances on the Louisiana Hayride radio show in 1948. Receiving an enthusiastic reception from the audience,Williams decided to record his own version despite initial push back from his producer Fred Rose and his band.
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Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits,Vol. 2 is a compilation album by musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in 1985 and was Williams' second compilation album on Warner Bros. Records. A critical and commercial success,the album peaked at Number One on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart,the second of his career to do so. The album was also certified Platinum by the RIAA,making it Williams' eleventh album to be certified Gold and the fifth to be certified Platinum. The album features ten tracks,nine of which were Number One or Top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart originally released from the studio albums High Notes,Strong Stuff,Man of Steel and Major Moves. The single "Two Old Cats Like Us" is a duet between Williams and R&B artist Ray Charles that was also featured on Charles' country album of duets,Friendship. The single was a moderate hit,peaking at number 14 on the Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
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"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in October 1984 as the second single from his album Major Moves. It peaked at number ten on the country music charts. From 1989 to 2011,Williams performed a version of the song as the opening theme to Monday Night Football. The song was reinstated in 2017,with a new version by Williams Jr.,Florida Georgia Line and Jason Derulo.
"Take These Chains from My Heart" is a song by Hank Williams. It was written by Fred Rose and Hy Heath and was recorded at Williams' final recording session on September 23,1952,in Nashville. The song has been widely praised;Williams' biographer Colin Escott deems it "perhaps the best song [Rose] ever presented to Hank...It was one of the very few songs that sounded somewhat similar to a Hank Williams song." Williams is backed by Tommy Jackson (fiddle),Don Helms,Chet Atkins,Jack Shook,and Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance (bass). In the wake of Williams' death on New Year's Day,1953,the song shot to No. 1,his final chart-topping hit for MGM Records. Like "Your Cheatin' Heart," the song's theme of despair,so vividly articulated by Williams' typically impassioned singing,reinforced the image of Hank as a tortured,mythic figure.
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"Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in January 1983 as the first single from the album Strong Stuff. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
"Queen of My Heart" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in November 1983 as the first single from the album Man of Steel. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
"Man of Steel" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in February 1984 as the second single and title track from the album Man of Steel. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
"Major Moves" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in January 1985 as the third single and title track from the album Major Moves. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
"The Conversation" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriters and musicians Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. Originally,the song was included on Williams Jr.'s 1979 album Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound. The track was later reissued on Jennings' 1983 album Waylon and Company,which consisted almost entirely of duets,and was released as the album's second radio single. A music video was made to promote the single,a rarity for country music at the time. It was the first for Jennings and the second for Williams,with his first being "Queen of My Heart". The song was a moderately successful hit and reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart.
"That Old Wheel" is a song written by Jennifer Pierce and recorded by Johnny Cash together with Hank Williams Jr. for Cash's Jack Clement–produced 1988 album Water from the Wells of Home.
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- ↑ "Hank Williams, Jr. - Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ Ballinger, Lee (June 1983). "Strong Stuff review". Record. 2 (8): 25.
- ↑ "Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.