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  1. #JukeboxFridayNight #HotOrCold #HankWilliams
    Hank Williams - Hey Good Looking
    youtu.be/RQQdLOdT3X4

    'I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill, and I know a spot right over the hill...'

    If that's not hot enough for ya, how about this:

    Settin' the Woods on Fire
    youtu.be/F3hzYRVAkUs

    No, it's not about arson or wildfires. It's about a farm couple going on a date night.

  2. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song written and recorded by American #countryMusic singer #HankWilliams that was first released in July 1952. It is Williams' most recorded song. Named for a #Creole and #CajunDish, #jambalaya, it spawned numerous recordings and has since achieved popularity in several different music genres. In 2002, the 1952 #HankWilliams recording of the song on #MGMRecords was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Mc_2sOWVTxI

  3. Music biopics don’t just tell stories—they build legends. From Buddy Holly to Biggie Smalls to Hank Williams, these films simplify lives, erase collaborators, and reshape history into myths of genius, martyrdom, and tragedy.
    #Biopic #Music #Drama #MovieReview #Cinema #FilmAnalysis #Storytelling #BuddyHolly #Notorious #HankWilliams
    pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2

  4. This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #MusicMusiciansAndMashups. There are lots of songs about Hank Williams, but none of them is quite as heartfelt and moving as this:

    Tim Hardin: Tribute To Hank Williams (1966)
    youtube.com/watch?v=9N97LIkvYtk

    #HankWilliams #TimHardin

  5. Hank and The Opry

    #HankWilliams @ClassicCountry #GrandOleOpry #countrymusic #nashville #music #musicsky #musiciansky June 11, 1949 ~ Hank Williams debuts at the Grand Ole Opry with an unheard of six encores. A few years later, The Opry “dismissed” him. They told him he could return after he “sobered up” but, sadly, that never happened due to his death. Worse still, The Opry has never fixed this.

    robinbannks.com/2026/06/11/fro

  6. "Ramblin' Man" is a song by rock band #theAllmanBrothersBand, released in August 1973 as the #leadSingle from the group's fourth studio album, #BrothersAndSisters (1973). Written and sung by the band's guitarist, #DickeyBetts, it was inspired by a 1951 song of the same name by #HankWilliams. It is much more grounded in #countryMusic than other Allman Brothers Band compositions, which made the group reluctant to record it. Guitarist #LesDudek provides guitar #harmonies.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Wa4DCp6cl2U

  7. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by #American #countryMusic singer-songwriter #HankWilliams in 1949. The song has been #covered by a wide range of musicians.
    youtube.com/watch?v=VqfisHUtWOA

  8. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song written and recorded by American #countryMusic singer #HankWilliams that was first released in July 1952. It is Williams' most recorded song. Named for a #Creole and #CajunDish, #jambalaya, it spawned numerous recordings and has since achieved popularity in several different music genres. In 2002, the 1952 Hank Williams recording of the song on #MGMRecords was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
    youtube.com/watch?v=KT0jTZAiN-g

  9. "Take These Chains from My Heart" is a song by #HankWilliams. It was written by #FredRose and #HyHeath and was recorded at Williams' final recording session on September 23, 1952, in #Nashville. The song has been widely praised; Williams' biographer #ColinEscott 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 #TommyJackson (fiddle).
    youtube.com/watch?v=9QvVT4V2pxs

  10. "Your Cheatin' Heart" is a song written and recorded by #countryMusic singer-songwriter #HankWilliams in 1952. It is regarded as one of country's most important #standards. Williams was inspired to write the song while driving with his fiancée from #NashvilleTennessee, to #ShreveportLouisiana. After describing his first wife #AudreySheppard as a "cheatin' heart", in minutes he dictated the lyrics to #BillieJeanJones. Produced by #FredRose.
    youtube.com/watch?v=2tiGG45ge9g